An electromagnetically actuated micromachined loudspeaker for hearing aids applications

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1024-1027

  Je, Sang Soo ^a   Chae, Junseok ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COPPER; EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; HEARING AIDS; LOUDSPEAKERS; MAGNETS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NEODYMIUM ALLOYS; POLYMERS; SENSORS;

APPLICATIONS.; AUDIO FREQUENCIES; COIL IMPEDANCE; LOW POWERS; MICRO-ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MICROMACHINED; MICROSPEAKERS; NDFEB PERMANENT MAGNETS; PEAK DISPLACEMENT; POLYIMIDE MEMBRANES; POWER CONSUMPTION; RESONANT FREQUENCIES; SOFT MAGNETS; SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL;

FREQUENCY RESPONSE;

EID: 48449098459     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2007.4388579     Document Type: Conference Paper

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