Electrical testing and feedthrough cancellation for an acoustic sensor
First Claim
1. A method for testing an acoustic sensor, the method comprising:
- using electro-mechanical features of the acoustic sensor to measure characteristics of the acoustic sensor to facilitate the testing of the acoustic sensor; and
utilizing electrical feedthrough cancellation to cancel out a portion of an electrical signal that is an electrical feedthrough signal, wherein the electrical signal facilitates the testing of the acoustic sensor.
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Abstract
A method and circuit for testing an acoustic sensor are disclosed. In a first aspect, the method comprises using electro-mechanical features of the acoustic sensor to measure characteristic of the acoustic sensor. In a second aspect, the method comprises utilizing an actuation signal to evaluate mechanical characteristics of the acoustic sensor. In a third aspect, the method comprises using a feedthrough cancellation system to measure a capacitance of the acoustic sensor. In the fourth aspect, the circuit comprises a mechanism for driving an electrical signal into a signal path of the acoustic sensor to cancel an electrical feedthrough signal provided to the signal path, wherein any of the electrical signal and the electrical feedthrough signal are within or above an audio range.
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1. A method for testing an acoustic sensor, the method comprising:
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using electro-mechanical features of the acoustic sensor to measure characteristics of the acoustic sensor to facilitate the testing of the acoustic sensor; and utilizing electrical feedthrough cancellation to cancel out a portion of an electrical signal that is an electrical feedthrough signal, wherein the electrical signal facilitates the testing of the acoustic sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for testing an acoustic sensor, the method comprising:
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utilizing an actuation signal to evaluate mechanical characteristics of the acoustic sensor wherein the actuation signal is used to facilitate actuation of the acoustic sensor; and utilizing electrical feedthrough cancellation to cancel out a portion of the actuation signal that is an electrical feedthrough signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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