Patent ID: 8019101

Claim:
A condenser microphone comprising: a microphone housing cap with a sound inlet opening; a microphone housing with a front side and a cross-sectional opening facing the microphone housing cap, the front side having a first area which extends from an inner edge of the cross-sectional opening towards an outer side of the microphone housing; a diaphragm resting along the cross-sectional opening on the front side of the microphone housing surrounding the cross-sectional opening; a counter-electrode which faces said diaphragm and which is arranged at a short distance from the diaphragm; and wherein said diaphragm is glued to a second area of the microphone housing between the underside of the diaphragm and the outer side of the microphone housing, said second area being adjacent to the first area at the outer side of the microphone housing; and wherein the diaphragm comprises an electrically conductive coating which electrically contacts the first area of the microphone housing.