| CPC H04R 19/04 (2013.01) [H04R 1/04 (2013.01); H04R 2201/003 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |

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1. A capacitive MEMS microphone, comprising:
a back electrode plate;
a diaphragm; and
a spacer separating the back electrode plate from the diaphragm,
wherein in a state where no operating bias is applied, at least a portion of the diaphragm is pre-deviated in a direction away from the back electrode plate relative to a flat position, and
wherein a ratio of a first static effective displacement of the at least a portion of the diaphragm that is pre-deviated to a thickness of the diaphragm is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 3.
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