According to an embodiment, a method of operating a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) transducer that has a membrane includes transducing between out-of-plane deflection of the membrane and voltage on a first pair of electrostatic drive electrodes using the first pair of electrostatic drive electrodes. The first pair of electrostatic drive electrodes is formed on the membrane extending in an out-of-plane direction and form a variable capacitance between the first pair of electrostatic drive electrodes.

A multifunctional speaker includes a frame with an accommodation space; a magnetic circuit system suspended in the accommodation space by the spring plate; a spring plate connected with the frame, one end of the spring plate being fixed at the frame, the other end of the spring plate being fixed at the side wall; and a annular rear cover attached to an end of the frame. The magnetic circuit system includes a magnetic bowl and a magnetic body supported by the magnetic bowl. The magnetic bowl includes a baseplate fixedly connected with the magnetic body and a side wall formed by bending from an edge of the baseplate. A gap is formed between the periphery of the baseplate and the annular rear cover, and the gap has a width between 0.05 and 0.20 mm.

A loudspeaker is provided with a magnet assembly with an overall length aligned along a longitudinal axis and a frame with a wall encircled around the magnet assembly with a length aligned along the longitudinal axis, wherein the magnet assembly and the wall define a voice coil gap. The loudspeaker is also provided with a voice coil disposed in the voice coil gap; wherein the magnet assembly is symmetrically aligned with the wall such that a halfway point of the overall length of the magnet assembly coincides with a midpoint of the length of the wall.

An electroacoustic driver includes a diaphragm, a diaphragm drive system and a diaphragm suspension. The diaphragm system is configured to subject the diaphragm to a motion, wherein the diaphragm suspension is configured to guide the diaphragm. The diaphragm drive system includes an active element configured to actively influence the motion of the diaphragm.

A loudspeaker is provided with a magnet assembly with an overall length aligned along a longitudinal axis and a frame with a wall encircled around the magnet assembly with a length aligned along the longitudinal axis, wherein the magnet assembly and the wall define a voice coil gap. The loudspeaker is also provided with a voice coil disposed in the voice coil gap; wherein the magnet assembly is symmetrically aligned with the wall such that a halfway point of the overall length of the magnet assembly coincides with a midpoint of the length of the wall.

An electrostatic transducer, a diaphragm (2) therefor, and corresponding methods of manufacture are disclosed. The electrostatic transducer is preferably for use in a motor vehicle. A composite laminated diaphragm (2) is manufactured by providing a first insulating layer (4), providing a conductive layer (6) on a surface of the first insulating layer (4), and bonding a second insulating layer (10) to the conductive layer (6) such that the second insulating layer (10) extends over the conductive layer (6). The first and second insulating layers (4, 10) each comprise a sheet of uncharged insulating material. The thickness of the composite laminated diaphragm (2) is less than 20 m. Manufacturing the electrostatic transducer comprises securing a first conductive stator, a first insulating spacer and the diaphragm (2) in a stack with the first insulating spacer between the first conductive stator and the diaphragm (2) to provide a spacing of less than 1 mm between the first conductive stator and the diaphragm (2).

An improved loudspeaker having pump cards that include an array of electrically conductive membrane transducers (such as polyester-metal membrane pumps). The array of electrically conductive membrane transducers combine to generate the desired sound by the use of pressurized airflow. The array of electrically conductive membranes has a total membrane area that is at least five times larger than the face area of the loudspeaker. In some embodiments, the loudspeaker includes a dynamic DC bus controller that maintains the DC bus level slightly above the inverter output (audio signal).

A diaphragm assembly and a loudspeaker having the diaphragm assembly. The diaphragm assembly comprises a silica gel diaphragm, the diaphragm comprises an annular bending portion, and a diaphragm center portion and a diaphragm edge portion arranged on inner and outer sides of the bending portion respectively; an annular support member (40) is joined to the diaphragm edge portion through injection modeling; a dome (30) is joined to the diaphragm center portion; the support member (40) is a metallic member; and the diaphragm edge is at least joined to two surfaces of the support member (40) through injection modeling.

A ribbon microphone having a housing made of wood, a wood laminate, or another suitable composite material having a characteristic impedance and density and a ribbon transducer assembly with metal support chassis having a higher characteristic impedance and density. By engineering a body housing and the ribbon support chassis having a similar or equal total weight but differing greatly in density, a rapid attenuation of internal harmonics is achieved, particularly reducing the undesirable metallic resonance of the metal bodies of conventional microphones. The improved tonal quality is achieved, not by uncoupling the acoustic mass of the housing, but rather, by tightly coupling the wood housing to a slender chassis on rails that support the ribbon. Advantageously, this cooperative effect also acts to dampen unwanted rumble and external shock outputs, and in a preferred embodiment, magnetic pole pieces are eliminated by designing air gaps between the chassis and the magnets. The chassis is a conductor and electrically connects the ribbon to a transformer, eliminating the need for solder connections. Thus the ribbon support system of the invention achieves a synergy of function by eliminating unneeded parts, simplifying assembly, and improving the tonal quality of the microphone.

Provided is a speaker device configured so that a time lag between a sound signal and a noise cancellation signal can be prevented, worsening of high-frequency characteristics can be avoided, and acoustic characteristics can be improved. A plane diaphragm 11 includes a flexible circuit board 20. A sound voice coil pattern 21 to which drive current corresponding to a sound signal is supplied and a noise cancellation voice coil pattern 22 to which drive current corresponding to a noise cancellation signal is supplied are formed on the flexible circuit board 20 and are formed corresponding to a formed magnetic field of a magnet 13.