Patent ID: 8620014

Claim:
A microphone comprising: a package including a cover and a substrate, at least one of which has a recess; a circuit element installed on an inner surface of the cover; wherein the circuit element is arranged on the surface of a microphone chip on which a diaphragm is arranged and the circuit element is arranged outside the area where the diaphragm is arranged; wherein the microphone further comprises: a microphone terminal arranged on the microphone chip and a plurality of input/output terminals arranged on the circuit element, wherein the microphone terminal and some of the plurality of input/output terminals are connected by a wire wiring, wherein the remaining input/output terminals arranged on the circuit element and a pad portion arranged on a surface facing the substrate of the cover are connected by a wire wiring, and wherein the pad portion arranged on the cover and a pad portion arranged on the substrate are joined by a conductive material.