Patent ID: 8338898

Claim:
A micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) microphone comprising: a thin-film construction on an electrically conductive carrier plate, the thin-film construction comprising: an electrically conductive diaphragm configured to vibrate in a free volume; and a conductive layer arranged at a distance from said electrically conductive diaphragm, said conductive layer forming a capacitor with the electrically conductive diaphragm, the electrically conductive carrier plate being mechanically fixedly connected to an integrated circuit (IC) component comprising an integrated circuit; and the electrically conductive diaphragm and the conductive layer being electrically connected to the integrated circuit in the IC component; wherein electrically conductive connections are formed by which the electrically conductive diaphragm and the conductive layer are electrically connected to the integrated circuit via the electrically conductive carrier plate.