The present disclosure presents a communication device configured to removably attach to a mask, and to receive, transmit, and amplify sound and/or speech from a wearer.

The embodiments of the present disclosure may disclose a vibration sensor, including: an acoustic transducer and a vibration assembly connected with the acoustic transducer. The vibration assembly may be configured to transmit an external vibration signal to the acoustic transducer to generate an electric signal, the vibration assembly includes one or more groups of vibration diaphragms and mass blocks, and the mass blocks may be physically connected with the vibration diaphragms. The vibration assembly may be configured to make a sensitivity degree of the vibration sensor greater than a sensitivity degree of the acoustic transducer in one or more target frequency bands.

The present disclosure may provide a microphone. The microphone may include: a shell structure and a vibration pickup portion, wherein the vibration pickup portion may generate vibration in response to vibration of the shell structure; the vibration transmission portion may be configured to transmit the vibration generated by the vibration pickup portion; and an acoustic-electric conversion component configured to receive the vibration transmitted by the vibration transmission portion to generate an electrical signal, wherein the vibration transmission portion and at least a portion of vibration pickup portion may form a vacuum cavity, and the acoustic-electric conversion component may be located in the vacuum cavity.

The present disclosure may provide a microphone. The microphone may include: a shell structure and a vibration pickup portion, wherein the vibration pickup portion may generate vibration in response to vibration of the shell structure; the vibration transmission portion may be configured to transmit the vibration generated by the vibration pickup portion; and an acoustic-electric conversion component configured to receive the vibration transmitted by the vibration transmission portion to generate an electrical signal, wherein the vibration transmission portion and at least a portion of vibration pickup portion may form a vacuum cavity, and the acoustic-electric conversion component may be located in the vacuum cavity.

A system for sound localization can include a first electronic device having a microphone to detect a sound, and a second electronic device. A processor can be in communication with the first electronic device and the second electronic device. The processor can receive a first signal from the first electronic device corresponding to the detected sound, determine a location of origin of the detected sound based at least in part on the first signal, and provide a second signal to the second electronic device based at least in part on the location of origin.

A system for sound localization can include a first electronic device having a microphone to detect a sound, and a second electronic device. A processor can be in communication with the first electronic device and the second electronic device. The processor can receive a first signal from the first electronic device corresponding to the detected sound, determine a location of origin of the detected sound based at least in part on the first signal, and provide a second signal to the second electronic device based at least in part on the location of origin.

A MicroElectroMechanical System (MEMS) includes a MEMS device; a feature extraction component coupled to an output of the MEMS device, wherein the feature extraction component is configured to provide a plurality of features of an output signal of the MEMS device; and a low data rate interface coupled to the feature extraction components, wherein the low data rate interface is configured to transmit the plurality of features of the output signal of the MEMS device, and wherein a low data rate of the low data rate interface is determined by a number of the plurality of features transmitted, wherein the MEMS device, the feature extraction component, and the low data rate interface are packaged together in a semiconductor package.

The present invention provides a microphone assembly having shielding function for a motor vehicle, comprising: a microphone circuit board having a microphone, which is supplied by a differential audio bus such that the ground potential of the microphone is floating; a cover which is located outside the microphone circuit board; a foamy part which is located between the cover and the microphone circuit board; and a shielding film which is suitable for shielding the microphone against electrostatic discharge, wherein the shielding film is located between the cover and the foamy part and covers the outer surface of the foamy part, and wherein the shielding film is electrically conductive and grounded to a vehicle chassis ground potential. In this situation, the shielding film can collect electrostatic charges and guide them to the chassis ground of the vehicle, so that electronic components on the microphone circuit board under the shielding film, especially the microphones having the floating ground, can be shielded from electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage. As a result, the ESD robust performance of the microphone assembly is significantly improved.

The present invention provides a microphone assembly having shielding function for a motor vehicle, comprising: a microphone circuit board having a microphone, which is supplied by a differential audio bus such that the ground potential of the microphone is floating; a cover which is located outside the microphone circuit board; a foamy part which is located between the cover and the microphone circuit board; and a shielding film which is suitable for shielding the microphone against electrostatic discharge, wherein the shielding film is located between the cover and the foamy part and covers the outer surface of the foamy part, and wherein the shielding film is electrically conductive and grounded to a vehicle chassis ground potential. In this situation, the shielding film can collect electrostatic charges and guide them to the chassis ground of the vehicle, so that electronic components on the microphone circuit board under the shielding film, especially the microphones having the floating ground, can be shielded from electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage. As a result, the ESD robust performance of the microphone assembly is significantly improved.

A segmented stator plate for an electrostatic transducer is provided. The segmented stator plate may have multiple electrically separate sections that can be independently operated and are usable to generate sound and/or detect sound waves in the electrostatic transducer.