Microphone module and microphone device

Abstract

To obtain flatness over a wide frequency band, and to reduce connection wiring.SOLUTION: A microphone module comprises an amplification circuit, a high-pass filter, a buffer circuit, a first low-pass filter, a separation circuit, and a second low-pass filter. The amplification circuit outputs an amplified signal obtained by amplifying a difference between a microphone signal and a reference voltage. The high-pass filter outputs a high-frequency amplified signal obtained by filtering the amplified signal. The buffer circuit outputs an audio signal obtained by buffering the high-frequency amplified signal. The first low-pass filter outputs a low-pass bias voltage obtained by filtering the sound signal superimposed on a direct-current power supply. The separation circuit outputs an internal bias voltage obtained by excluding the effects of an external circuit from the low-pass bias voltage. The second low-pass filter outputs the reference voltage, obtained by filtering the internal bias voltage. A circuit from the high-pass filter to the amplification circuit is set to have an open-loop gain less than 0 dB.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a microphone module and a microphone device. [Background technology]

[0002] A microphone module mounted in the cabin of a vehicle is used, for example, for hands-free calling and voice recognition, or for Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) to reduce noise in the cabin. In recent years, frequency characteristics of microphone modules for hands-free calling have been stipulated to exceed 10 kHz, as typified by standards such as ITU-T (International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication sector) P.1120 and ITU-T P.1130. A microphone module for ANC is required to have flatness of amplitude and phase in the low frequency range from about 30 Hz to 200 Hz. Thus, the microphone module for hands-free calling and the microphone module for ANC cover different frequency bands. For this reason, conventionally, the microphone module for hands-free calling and the microphone module for ANC have been mounted in a vehicle as separate devices.

[0003] In addition, the microphone module installed in the vehicle cabin is required to have a small number of connection wires in consideration of compatibility with downstream devices. For this reason, it has been desired that the microphone module installed in the vehicle cabin be a two-wire type that shares a power line for receiving DC power from an external power source and an output line for audio signals. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2019-208128 A [Patent Document 2] Special Publication No. 2015-507877 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, it has traditionally been difficult to design a two-wire microphone module that has flat amplitude over a wide frequency range from low to high frequencies and can be used for both hands-free calling and ANC.

[0006] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a microphone module and microphone device that have amplitude flatness over a wide band and require fewer connection wires. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The microphone module according to the present disclosure includes a microphone element, an amplifier circuit, a high-pass filter, a buffer circuit, a first low-pass filter, a separation circuit, and a second low-pass filter. The microphone element outputs a microphone signal representing a picked-up sound. The amplifier circuit has a band-pass characteristic for amplifying at least a frequency component equal to or greater than a first frequency and equal to or less than a second frequency higher than the first frequency, and outputs an amplified signal obtained by amplifying a difference between the microphone signal and a reference voltage using an operational amplifier. The high-pass filter has a high-pass characteristic for attenuating low frequencies and passing high frequencies, and outputs a high-frequency amplified signal obtained by high-pass filtering the amplified signal. The buffer circuit buffers the high-frequency amplified signal and outputs it as an audio signal. The first low-pass filter has a low-pass characteristic for attenuating high frequencies and passing low frequencies, and outputs a low-pass bias voltage obtained by low-pass filtering the audio signal superimposed on a DC power source. The separation circuit receives the low-pass bias voltage and outputs an internal bias voltage obtained by removing the influence of an external circuit from the low-pass bias voltage. The second low-pass filter has low-pass characteristics that attenuate high frequencies and pass low frequencies, and outputs a voltage obtained by dividing a voltage obtained by low-pass filtering the internal bias voltage by a predetermined resistance ratio as the reference voltage. Parameters of the high-pass filter, the first low-pass filter, the second low-pass filter, and the amplifier circuit are set so that an open loop gain in a range from a first frequency to a second frequency in a circuit from an input terminal of the high-pass filter through the first low-pass filter and the second low-pass filter to an output terminal of the amplifier circuit is smaller than 0 dB. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the microphone module and microphone device according to the present disclosure, it is possible to achieve flatness of amplitude over a wide band and reduce the amount of connection wiring. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1]FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a microphone device according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an open loop gain from a high pass filter to an amplifier circuit in a microphone module. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a high-pass filter. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing frequency characteristics of a high-pass filter. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the first low-pass filter. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the frequency characteristics of the first low-pass filter. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the second low-pass filter. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the frequency characteristics of the second low-pass filter. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an amplifier circuit. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the frequency characteristics of the amplifier circuit. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the frequency characteristics of the open loop gain from the high pass filter to the amplifier circuit. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing frequency characteristics of the microphone module. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration of a modified example of the microphone device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Hereinafter, an embodiment of a microphone device 10 according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0011] 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a microphone device 10 according to an embodiment. The microphone device 10 according to the embodiment is mounted in a vehicle cabin and outputs an audio signal used for both hands-free calling and ANC. Note that the microphone device 10 is not limited to such an application and may be used for other applications.

[0012] The microphone device 10 includes a microphone module 20 , a DC power supply 21 , a positive-side capacitor 22 , a negative-side capacitor 23 , a positive-side resistor 24 , and a negative-side resistor 25 .

[0013] The microphone module 20 picks up surrounding sounds and outputs audio signals representing the picked up sounds. In this embodiment, the microphone module 20 outputs differential audio signals. More specifically, the microphone module 20 outputs a positive audio signal from the positive module output terminal 31 and outputs a negative audio signal from the negative module output terminal 32. The negative audio signal is a signal whose phase is inverted relative to the positive audio signal.

[0014] The DC power supply 21 generates a DC voltage. The DC power supply 21 supplies driving power to the microphone module 20. In this embodiment, the negative terminal of the DC power supply 21 is connected to the ground.

[0015] The positive side capacitor 22 is connected between the positive side module output terminal 31 of the microphone module 20 and the positive side audio output terminal 33. The positive side capacitor 22 cuts the DC component of the positive side audio signal output from the microphone module 20, and outputs the positive side audio signal from which the DC component has been cut from the positive side audio output terminal 33.

[0016] The negative-side capacitor 23 is connected between the negative-side module output terminal 32 of the microphone module 20 and the negative-side audio output terminal 34. The negative-side capacitor 23 cuts the DC component of the negative-side audio signal output from the microphone module 20, and outputs the negative-side audio signal from which the DC component has been cut from the negative-side audio output terminal 34.

[0017] The positive-side resistor 24 is connected between the positive module output terminal 31 and the positive terminal of the DC power supply 21. The negative-side resistor 25 is connected between the negative module output terminal 32 and the negative terminal of the DC power supply 21. As a result, in the microphone module 20, a DC voltage generated by the DC power supply 21 is applied between the positive module output terminal 31 and the negative module output terminal 32. Furthermore, the negative module output terminal 32 of the microphone module 20 is connected to ground via the negative-side resistor 25.

[0018] Such a microphone device 10 can output differential audio signals from the positive module output terminal 31 and the negative module output terminal 32 of the microphone module 20. Specifically, the microphone device 10 can output a positive audio signal from the positive module output terminal 31, in which the DC component has been cut, and output a negative audio signal from the negative module output terminal 32, in which the DC component has been cut.

[0019] In addition, in such a microphone device 10, a DC voltage generated from a DC power supply 21 is supplied as an external bias voltage between the positive module output terminal 31 and the negative module output terminal 32 of the microphone module 20. This allows the microphone device 10 to operate using the DC voltage generated from the DC power supply 21 as a drive source. Furthermore, in such a microphone device 10, the output line for the audio signal output from the microphone module 20 and the power line for supplying drive power to the microphone module 20 are shared, thereby reducing the connection wiring of the microphone module 20.

[0020] The microphone module 20 includes a microphone element 50, an amplifier circuit 51, a high-pass filter 52, a bias resistor 53, a buffer circuit 54, a first low-pass filter 55, a separation circuit 56, a second low-pass filter 57, and a reference input resistor 58.

[0021] The microphone element 50 collects surrounding sounds and outputs a microphone signal representing the collected sounds. The microphone element 50 collects sounds having a frequency component of at least a first frequency and a second frequency higher than the first frequency. When the microphone device 10 is mounted in the passenger compartment of a vehicle and outputs a sound signal used for hands-free calling and ANC, the first frequency is the lowest frequency required to execute ANC, for example, about 30 Hz. In this case, the second frequency is the highest frequency required to execute hands-free calling, for example, 10 kHz.

[0022] The amplifier circuit 51 includes an operational amplifier 101. The amplifier circuit 51 acquires a microphone signal from the microphone element 50. The amplifier circuit 51 has a bandpass characteristic that flatly amplifies the amplitude and phase of at least a frequency component equal to or greater than a first frequency and equal to or less than a second frequency, and uses the operational amplifier 101 to output an amplified signal obtained by amplifying the difference between the microphone signal and a reference voltage.

[0023] As an example, the amplifier circuit 51 includes an operational amplifier 101, a first resistor 102, a first capacitor 103, a second resistor 104, a third resistor 105, and a second capacitor 106. The first resistor 102, the first capacitor 103, and the second resistor 104 are connected in series between an input terminal 51a of the amplifier circuit 51 and an inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 101. The first resistor 102, the first capacitor 103, and the second resistor 104 are connected in this order from the input terminal 51a side of the amplifier circuit 51. The third resistor 105 is connected between the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 101 and the output terminal of the operational amplifier 101. The second capacitor 106 is connected between the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 101 and the output terminal of the operational amplifier 101.

[0024] The operational amplifier 101 receives at its inverting input terminal the microphone signal output from the microphone element 50 via a first resistor 102, a first capacitor 103, and a second resistor 104. The operational amplifier 101 also receives at its non-inverting input terminal the reference voltage output from the second low-pass filter 57 via a reference input resistor 58. The amplifier circuit 51 thus configured has band-pass characteristics, and can output an amplified signal obtained by amplifying the difference between the microphone signal and the reference voltage from an output terminal 51b.

[0025] The high-pass filter 52 acquires the amplified signal output from the amplifier circuit 51. The high-pass filter 52 has high-pass characteristics that attenuate low frequencies and pass high frequencies, and outputs a high-frequency amplified signal obtained by high-pass filtering the amplified signal.

[0026] The high-pass filter 52 is a filter circuit composed of a resistor and a capacitor. As an example, the high-pass filter 52 includes a third capacitor 109 and a fourth resistor 110. The third capacitor 109 is connected between an input terminal 52a of the high-pass filter 52 and an output terminal 52b of the high-pass filter 52. The fourth resistor 110 is connected between the output terminal 52b of the high-pass filter 52 and the negative module output terminal 32 of the microphone module 20. The high-pass filter 52 having such a configuration receives an amplified signal output from the amplifier circuit 51 at the input terminal 52a. The high-pass filter 52 having such a configuration can output a high-frequency amplified signal obtained by high-pass filtering the amplified signal from the output terminal 52b.

[0027] The buffer circuit 54 acquires the high-frequency amplified signal output from the high-pass filter 52. The buffer circuit 54 buffers the high-frequency amplified signal and outputs it as an audio signal. In the present embodiment, the buffer circuit 54 outputs a positive audio signal of the differential audio signals from the positive module output terminal 31, and outputs a negative audio signal of the differential audio signals from the negative module output terminal 32.

[0028] As an example, the buffer circuit 54 is an emitter follower circuit using a bipolar transistor, and an external bias voltage generated by the DC power supply 21 is supplied as a bias. For example, the buffer circuit 54 is a pnp-type bipolar transistor. In this case, the bipolar transistor functioning as the buffer circuit 54 has a base connected to the output terminal 52b of the high-pass filter 52, an emitter connected to the positive module output terminal 31, and a collector connected to the negative module output terminal 32. In addition, the base of the bipolar transistor functioning as the buffer circuit 54 is connected to the positive module output terminal 31 via the bias resistor 53. The buffer circuit 54 configured in this way can output an audio signal obtained by buffering the high-frequency amplified signal.

[0029] The first low-pass filter 55 acquires the audio signal superimposed on the DC power supply 21 via the positive module output terminal 31 and the negative module output terminal 32. The first low-pass filter 55 has low-pass characteristics that attenuate high frequencies and pass low frequencies, and outputs a low-pass bias voltage obtained by low-pass filtering the audio signal superimposed on the DC power supply 21.

[0030] The first low-pass filter 55 is a filter circuit composed of a resistor and a capacitor. As an example, the first low-pass filter 55 includes a fifth resistor 113, a sixth resistor 114, and a fourth capacitor 115. The fifth resistor 113 is connected between an input terminal 55a of the first low-pass filter 55 and an output terminal 55b of the first low-pass filter 55. The sixth resistor 114 is connected between an output terminal 55b of the first low-pass filter 55 and a negative module output terminal 32 of the microphone module 20. The fourth capacitor 115 is connected between the output terminal 55b of the first low-pass filter 55 and a negative module output terminal 32 of the microphone module 20. In the first low-pass filter 55 having such a configuration, an audio signal superimposed on the DC power supply 21 is supplied to the input terminal 55a. The first low-pass filter 55 thus configured can output a low-pass bias voltage obtained by low-pass filtering the audio signal superimposed on the DC power supply 21 from the output terminal 55b.

[0031] The separation circuit 56 acquires the low-pass bias voltage output from the first low-pass filter 55. The separation circuit 56 outputs an internal bias voltage obtained by removing the influence of the external circuit from the low-pass bias voltage. The external circuit is a circuit provided outside the microphone module 20, and is a circuit connected to the positive module output terminal 31 and the negative module output terminal 32. In other words, the separation circuit 56 outputs an internal bias voltage obtained by buffering the low-pass bias voltage.

[0032] The separation circuit 56 is composed of a bipolar transistor. As an example, the separation circuit 56 is an npn-type bipolar transistor, the base of which is connected to the output terminal 55b of the first low-pass filter 55, an external bias voltage is applied to the collector, and an internal bias voltage is output from the emitter. The separation circuit 56 thus configured is supplied with the external bias voltage generated by the DC power supply 21 as a bias. The separation circuit 56 thus configured can output the low-pass bias voltage as a buffered internal bias voltage.

[0033] The second low-pass filter 57 acquires the internal bias voltage output from the separation circuit 56. The second low-pass filter 57 has low-pass characteristics that attenuate high frequencies and pass low frequencies, and outputs a voltage obtained by low-pass filtering the internal bias voltage output from the separation circuit 56 and dividing the resultant voltage by a predetermined resistance ratio as a reference voltage. For example, the reference voltage is a voltage that represents the midpoint of the internal bias voltage. For example, the reference voltage is a voltage that is half the internal bias voltage.

[0034] The second low-pass filter 57 is a filter circuit composed of resistors and capacitors. As an example, the second low-pass filter 57 includes a seventh resistor 117, an eighth resistor 118, and a fifth capacitor 119. The seventh resistor 117 is connected between the input terminal 57a of the second low-pass filter 57 and the output terminal 57b of the second low-pass filter 57. The eighth resistor 118 is connected between the output terminal 57b of the second low-pass filter 57 and the negative module output terminal 32 of the microphone module 20. The fifth capacitor 119 is connected between the output terminal 57b of the second low-pass filter 57 and the negative module output terminal 32 of the microphone module 20. In the second low-pass filter 57 configured as above, an internal bias voltage output from the separation circuit 56 is supplied to the input terminal 57a. The second low-pass filter 57 configured as above can output from the output terminal 57b a reference voltage obtained by dividing a voltage obtained by low-pass filtering the internal bias voltage supplied from the DC power supply 21 according to the resistance ratio of the seventh resistor 117 and the eighth resistor 118. When the reference voltage is a voltage obtained by dividing the internal bias voltage by half, the seventh resistor 117 and the eighth resistor 118 have the same resistance value.

[0035] The reference voltage output from the second low-pass filter 57 is input to the non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 101 in the amplifier circuit 51 via the reference input resistor 58. This allows the amplifier circuit 51 to use the operational amplifier 101 to output an amplified signal obtained by amplifying the difference between the microphone signal and the reference voltage.

[0036] Furthermore, microphone element 50 and operational amplifier 101 in amplifier circuit 51 are driven by the internal bias voltage output from separation circuit 56. That is, microphone element 50 and operational amplifier 101 are applied with the internal bias voltage as a power supply voltage. The internal bias voltage is protected from the influence of external circuits by separation circuit 56. Therefore, microphone element 50 and operational amplifier 101 can operate without being influenced by impedance fluctuations, noise, and the like caused by external circuits, that is, circuits provided outside microphone module 20 such as DC power supply 21.

[0037] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the open loop gain from the high pass filter 52 to the amplifier circuit 51 in the microphone module 20. As shown in FIG.

[0038] The microphone module 20 has parameters set so that oscillation does not occur in the frequency range from the first frequency to the second frequency. Specifically, the microphone module 20 has parameters set for the high-pass filter 52, the first low-pass filter 55, the second low-pass filter 57, and the amplifier circuit 51 so that the open-loop gain in the range from the first frequency to the second frequency in the circuit from the input terminal 52a of the high-pass filter 52 to the output terminal 51b of the amplifier circuit 51 via the first low-pass filter 55 and the second low-pass filter 57 is smaller than 0 dB. That is, the high-pass filter 52, the first low-pass filter 55, the second low-pass filter 57, and the amplifier circuit 51 have resistance values ​​and capacitances set so that the open-loop gain in the range from the first frequency to the second frequency in the circuit from the input terminal 52a of the high-pass filter 52 to the output terminal 51b of the amplifier circuit 51 via the first low-pass filter 55 and the second low-pass filter 57 is smaller than 0 dB.

[0039] The loop circuit causes self-oscillation when the open loop gain is 0 dB or more. Therefore, the microphone module 20 according to this embodiment can prevent self-oscillation by making the open loop gain of the loop circuit from the input terminal 52a of the high pass filter 52 to the output terminal 51b of the amplifier circuit 51 via the first low pass filter 55 and the second low pass filter 57 smaller than 0 dB. This allows the microphone module 20 according to this embodiment to output an audio signal with a flat amplitude in the frequency range from the first frequency to the second frequency.

[0040] Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of high-pass filter 52. High-pass filter 52 is configured as shown in Fig. 3. When the capacitance of third capacitor 109 is C3 and the resistance value of fourth resistor 110 is R4, the transfer function between input terminal 51a and output terminal 51b of high-pass filter 52 is expressed by equation (1).

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[0042] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the frequency characteristics of the attenuation of high-pass filter 52. As shown in Fig. 4, high-pass filter 52 has frequency characteristics that attenuate low-frequency components in a frequency range lower than a predetermined cutoff frequency and pass high-frequency components in a frequency range equal to or higher than the predetermined cutoff frequency.

[0043] Fig. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of the first low-pass filter 55. The first low-pass filter 55 is configured as shown in Fig. 5. When the resistance value of the fifth resistor 113 is R5, the resistance value of the sixth resistor 114 is R6, and the capacitance of the fourth capacitor 115 is C4, the transfer function from the input terminal 55a to the output terminal 55b of the first low-pass filter 55 is expressed as shown in equation (2).

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[0044] Fig. 6 is a diagram showing the frequency characteristics of the attenuation of first low-pass filter 55. As shown in Fig. 6, first low-pass filter 55 has frequency characteristics that attenuate high frequencies in a frequency range equal to or higher than a predetermined cutoff frequency and pass low frequencies in a frequency range lower than the predetermined cutoff frequency.

[0045] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing the configuration of the second low-pass filter 57. The second low-pass filter 57 is configured as shown in Fig. 7. When the resistance value of the seventh resistor 117 is R7, the resistance value of the eighth resistor 118 is R8, and the capacitance of the fifth capacitor 119 is C5, the transfer function from the input terminal 57a to the output terminal 57b of the second low-pass filter 57 is expressed as shown in equation (3).

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[0046] Fig. 8 is a diagram showing the frequency characteristics of the attenuation of second low-pass filter 57. As shown in Fig. 8, second low-pass filter 57 has frequency characteristics that attenuate high frequencies in a frequency range equal to or higher than a predetermined cutoff frequency and pass low frequencies in a frequency range lower than the predetermined cutoff frequency.

[0047] Fig. 9 is a diagram showing the configuration of the amplifier circuit 51. The amplifier circuit 51 is configured as shown in Fig. 9. If the resistance value of the first resistor 102 is R1, the capacitance of the first capacitor 103 is C1, the resistance value of the second resistor 104 is R2, the resistance value of the third resistor 105 is R3, and the capacitance of the second capacitor 106 is C2, the transfer function from the input terminal 51a to the output terminal 51b of the amplifier circuit 51 is expressed as shown in Equation (4).

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[0048] Fig. 10 is a diagram showing the frequency characteristics of the amplification amount of the amplifier circuit 51. As shown in Fig. 10, the amplifier circuit 51 has frequency characteristics in which it amplifies the range from the first frequency to the second frequency flatly at a predetermined amplification factor, decreases the amplification factor of a low frequency lower than the first frequency as the frequency becomes lower, and decreases the amplification factor of a high frequency higher than the second frequency as the frequency becomes higher. In other words, the amplifier circuit 51 has band-pass characteristics.

[0049] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the frequency characteristics of the open loop gain from the high pass filter 52 to the amplifier circuit 51. As shown in FIG.

[0050] The transfer characteristic of the circuit from high-pass filter 52 to amplifier circuit 51 is the sum of the transfer characteristics of high-pass filter 52, first low-pass filter 55, second low-pass filter 57, and amplifier circuit 51. Therefore, the frequency characteristic of the open loop gain from high-pass filter 52 to amplifier circuit 51 is the characteristic shown in Fig. 11, which is the sum of the frequency characteristics of Fig. 4, Fig. 6, Fig. 8, and Fig. 10.

[0051] As shown in Fig. 11, the frequency characteristic of the open loop gain of the circuit from the high pass filter 52 to the amplifier circuit 51 is smaller than 0 dB in the entire frequency range. For example, the frequency characteristic shown in Fig. 11 is highest in the vicinity of 1H, but is about -10 dB. Therefore, the parameters of the microphone module 20 are set so that the loop circuit formed inside does not self-oscillate.

[0052] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing frequency characteristics from the input terminal 51a of the amplifier circuit 51 to the output terminal 52b of the high-pass filter 52 in the microphone module 20. As shown in FIG.

[0053] The overall frequency characteristic of the microphone module 20 is the frequency characteristic shown in Fig. 12 plus the frequency characteristic of the microphone element 50. As shown in Fig. 12, the microphone module 20 has a frequency characteristic in which the amplification factor is flat from 10 Hz to 10 kHz. As a result, the microphone module 20 does not generate self-oscillation from the first frequency (e.g., 30 Hz) to the second frequency (10 kHz), has a flat amplitude, and can output a highly accurate audio signal with little distortion.

[0054] As described above, the microphone device 10 according to this embodiment has flat amplitude in a wide band and flat phase in a low frequency range, and can reduce the amount of connection wiring between the microphone module 20 and an external device.

[0055] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration of a microphone device 10 according to a modified example.

[0056] The microphone module 20 according to the modified example outputs a single-ended audio signal instead of a differential audio signal. The microphone device 10 according to the modified example includes the microphone module 20, a DC power supply 21, a positive-side capacitor 22, and a positive-side resistor 24. In the microphone module 20 according to the modified example, the negative module output terminal 32 is directly connected to ground. The connection relationship of the positive-side capacitor 22 and the positive-side resistor 24 is the same as that in FIG. 1.

[0057] The microphone device 10 according to such a modified example can output an audio signal from the positive module output terminal 31 of the microphone module 20. Specifically, the microphone device 10 according to the modified example outputs an audio signal from the positive module output terminal 31 with the DC component cut.

[0058] Furthermore, the microphone device 10 according to the modified example can apply a DC voltage generated from the DC power supply 21 as an external bias voltage between the positive module output terminal 31 and the negative module output terminal 32 of the microphone module 20. Therefore, such a microphone device 10 can share a common output line for the audio signal output from the microphone module 20 and a power line for supplying driving power to the microphone module 20, thereby reducing the connection wiring of the microphone module 20.

[0059] The microphone module 20 has the same configuration as that shown in Fig. 1. Therefore, the microphone device 10 according to the modified example of such a configuration also has flat amplitude in a wide band and flat phase in a low band, and can reduce the amount of wiring required to connect the microphone module 20 to an external device.

[0060] In addition, the above-mentioned embodiments are merely examples of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and the technical scope of the present disclosure should not be interpreted as being limited by them. In other words, the present disclosure can be embodied in various forms without departing from the gist or main features thereof. [Explanation of symbols]

[0061] 10 microphone device, 20 microphone module, 21 DC power supply, 22 positive capacitor, 23 negative capacitor, 24 positive resistor, 25 negative resistor, 31 positive module output terminal, 32 negative module output terminal, 33 positive audio output terminal, 34 negative audio output terminal, 50 microphone element, 51 amplifier circuit, 52 high pass filter, 53 bias resistor, 54 buffer circuit, 55 first low pass filter, 56 separation circuit, 57 second low pass filter, 58 reference input resistor, 101 operational amplifier, 102 first resistor, 103 first capacitor, 104 second resistor, 105 third resistor, 106 second capacitor, 109 third capacitor, 110 fourth resistor, 113 fifth resistor, 114 sixth resistor, 115 fourth capacitor, 117 seventh resistor, 118 eighth resistor, 119 fifth capacitor

Claims

1. a microphone element for outputting a microphone signal representing a picked-up sound; an amplifier circuit having a bandpass characteristic for amplifying a frequency component equal to or higher than a first frequency and equal to or lower than a second frequency higher than the first frequency, the amplifier circuit using an operational amplifier to output an amplified signal obtained by amplifying the difference between the microphone signal and a reference voltage; a high-pass filter having a high-pass characteristic of attenuating low frequencies and passing high frequencies, and outputting a high-frequency amplified signal obtained by high-pass filtering the amplified signal; a buffer circuit that buffers the high-frequency amplified signal and outputs it as an audio signal; a first low-pass filter having a low-pass characteristic of attenuating high frequencies and passing low frequencies, the first low-pass filter outputting a low-pass bias voltage obtained by low-pass filtering the audio signal superimposed on a DC power source; a separation circuit that receives the low-pass bias voltage and outputs an internal bias voltage obtained by removing the influence of an external circuit from the low-pass bias voltage; a second low-pass filter having a low-pass characteristic of attenuating high frequencies and passing low frequencies, the second low-pass filter outputting a voltage obtained by low-pass filtering the internal bias voltage and dividing the voltage by a predetermined resistance ratio as the reference voltage; Equipped with Parameters of the high-pass filter, the first low-pass filter, the second low-pass filter, and the amplifier circuit are set so that an open loop gain in a range from the first frequency to the second frequency in a circuit extending from an input terminal of the high-pass filter through the first low-pass filter and the second low-pass filter to an output terminal of the amplifier circuit is smaller than 0 dB. Microphone module.

2. The high-pass filter is composed of a resistor and a capacitor. The microphone module according to claim 1 .

3. The buffer circuit is an emitter follower circuit using a bipolar transistor, and is supplied with an external bias voltage output from the DC power supply as a bias.

3. A microphone module according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The first low-pass filter is composed of a resistor and a capacitor. A microphone module according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. The separation circuit is a bipolar transistor having a base connected to the output terminal of the first low-pass filter, a collector to which the DC power supply is applied, and an emitter to which the internal bias voltage is output. A microphone module according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. The second low-pass filter is composed of a resistor and a capacitor. A microphone module according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. The operational amplifier has an inverting input terminal to which the microphone signal is input and a non-inverting input terminal to which the reference voltage is applied. A microphone module according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. The microphone element and the operational amplifier are driven by the internal bias voltage. A microphone module according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. 9. The microphone module according to claim 1, wherein a positive audio signal is output from a positive module output terminal and a negative audio signal is output from a negative module output terminal; a positive capacitor connected between the positive module output terminal and a positive audio output terminal; a negative capacitor connected between the negative module output terminal and a negative audio output terminal; a positive-side resistor connected between the positive-side module output terminal and a positive-side terminal of the DC power supply; a negative resistor connected between the negative module output terminal and a negative terminal of the DC power supply; A microphone device comprising:

10. The microphone module according to claim 1 , which outputs the audio signal from a positive module output terminal; a positive capacitor connected between the positive module output terminal and a positive audio output terminal; a positive-side resistor connected between the positive-side module output terminal and a positive-side terminal of the DC power supply; A microphone device comprising:

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