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The Petri Papyrus is an ancient Egyptian document. It is notable for containing a recipe for a contraceptive pessary.[1][2]
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May 21st, 2011 #1
Digital still life environment
This is my first post in ages, maybe my first ever post. I'm eager to improve my skills rapidly and spent four hours this afternoon with stylus to tablet PC drawing the splendid jewelry gallery in the V&A Museum, London. It was very crowded but I wanted to focus on the environment. I find this picture eerily empty looking back at it!
I believe I need to learn some basics about painting like this. I used Photoshop and rarely took the brush off 100% opacity, and I only changed layers occasionally. I also moved from one part of the painting to another, working-up the detail of areas in isolation. I don't know how to bring up a perspective guideline grid in Photoshop, but I did spend a bit of time at first trying to find out how to do so in the menus. I haven't calibrated my laptop screen's colour... So much to learn! I'm pleased with my focus and perseverance, tho', and want to do better next time!
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Nice style here man, great lighting and details too, like the glints off the metal.
Firstly, well done on painting on only a few layers, that's something many people I know struggle with, and I did for a bit too. Using less layers is always faster, and makes things feel more natural. Secondly, you should try out different brush settings; just with the default round brush, but playing with the opacity and flow. Helps your photoshop skills, and also makes it more fun. This video is a good one on brush settings:
Other than that, my advice is good job, keep it up, and maybe make an online sketchbook in this forum.
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Thanks for the reply! I didn't really understand Flow and there were plenty of keyboard shortcuts there that I don't use already. Useful basics thanks!
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I know all the buzz are around the new glitch hack at the moment, but i'm about to help a buddy flash his console and as i've been out of the flashing industry for the past 6 months and only doing some JTAG's i'm wondering if any of the (maybe older) iXtreme firmwares boots newer games without us caring to get flagged. Just like the old no stealth FW's. Or is the AP25/26 protection messing that up completely?
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'Glee' Cast Pulled from Macy's Parade?
'Glee' is a musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox. It focuses on a high school show choir, also known as a glee club, set within the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio.
The first season began airing on September 9, 2009. It stars Lea Michele, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays and Kevin McHale.
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- Monday 12 OctoberBy Craig
This is truly upsetting. I love Glee!!! NBC is just jealous they don't have Glee.
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- Tuesday 13 OctoberBy maximum joe
Hmmm, it leaves one to ponder if this is a political move. Fox is not a liberal slave media station, where as NBC is. Could it be just plain and simple profiling? I believe it is a very good chance.
- Tuesday 13 OctoberBy ines
This has nothing to do with jealousy. NBC is sponsoring the parade. Glee is on Fox. It's all about the money. NBC sees it as advertising for a show on Fox - it's competitor. That would be like me having a yard sale with signs up telling everyone where the other yard sales are.
- Monday 12 OctoberBy ChiDave
Another reason (like we need more), not to shop at Macy's in Chicago.
- Monday 12 OctoberBy Brownie
The Macys store they're referring to is the flagship in New York, not Chicago.
- Monday 12 OctoberBy BEATLESLow Ranked Vote downVote upReport this
Never heard of them.
- Monday 12 OctoberBy David
I thought every network shows the parade.
- Monday 12 OctoberBy eddwal50
question wasnt homer simpson balloon in a macys parade a few yrs ago if so will nbc ban simpson ballon will the parade only feature nbc caracters this yr and who would those actors be
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- Monday 12 OctoberBy pat
Macys is finished.....They cam SHOVE their parade.....
- Monday 12 October
Glee is a fantastic show! My grandaughters told my husband and I about it. There is a good storyline plus great music!
- Tuesday 13 OctoberBy bouncer827
I will never shop at macy's. course, we don't have a macy's to shop at either. i will never watch nbc again, course i don't have a tv either.
life is sweet.
- Thursday 15 OctoberBy baumbach341
WOOT!! Glad they got canned... Overrated show for the little kiddies. Now lets cancel the show too please....Nothing good about it.
- Monday 12 OctoberBy misswcopar
I have to agree NBC is jealous and that sucks only because its on its rival station and that is not what Macy's parade is about. I like Glee because its from my hometown and it makes me wish that my glee club back in the day was like this one. YOU ROCK Glee!! Keep up the good work
- Monday 12 OctoberBy Lisart
Simply rediculous! I have hundreds of channels and often nothing to watch. I have a teenage daughter. We enjoy Glee. We enjoy MANY shows on NBC. Time to be friends and recognize the industry as a whole, all its accomplishments! I'd hate to think that I'd boycott NBC, but really! I thought this was America.
- Tuesday 13 OctoberBy AolsucksHigh Rank Vote downVote upReport this
IT is not the America you grew up in.This is the NEW America under a NEW Regime..NBC is just following the White Houses cue in Discriminating and as someone else said Profiling against FOX. NBC is one of the most bigoted and prejudiced Networks out there.They are totally hard core Left Wing Wackos that HATE anyone that is not one of them. Have you ever seen any of their so caled news shows? They spew Hatred and bigotry towards others rather then reporting NEWS. Hope they die a quick death.
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- Tuesday 13 OctoberBy Lewis
Wow, Coleen, you sound like quite the Fox News hating liberal sort, trying to quell the controversy with your propaganda as I see that you are.
- Tuesday 13 OctoberBy miarphy
It's true though. Speculation is causing a lot of people to freak out. It's just a show, it's just a parade, and it's just a tv network. I say freak out when you see NBC with the bloody knife in it's hand.
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Bluefin, yellowtail and dorado thrill Prowler anglers
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Our day started in a slight temperature break, where the water formed an edge that was three-tenths of a degree cooler than the 67 degrees found the rest of the day.
"If it was 67 degrees in the middle of August, that'd be normal," Brizendine said. "Even during El Nino years we don't get dorado this early. By the end of this month we could be fishing for yellowfin tuna. I'm sure there's cooler water out to the west. That area doesn't get a good look (for albacore), but as far as warmwater species (like dorado and yellowfin), this summer is looking like it could be a really exciting one. It looks like water that will make for a very good fishing season off San Diego."
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The Fox Sister
The Fox Sister is a Korean fairy tale[1] about the mythical Korean nine-tailed fox demon (kumiho).
A man had three sons and no daughter. He prayed for a daughter, even if she was a fox. His wife gave birth to a daughter, but when the girl was six, one of their cows died every night. He set his oldest son to watch. The boy watched, and told him that his sister did it, by pulling the liver out of the cow and eating it. His father accused him of having fallen asleep and having a nightmare. He threw his son out. The second son was set to watch over the cows, and nothing happened until the moon was full again, but then the sister struck, and the second son was also thrown out. When the youngest son was set to watch, and claimed that their sister had gone to the outhouse, he claimed that the cows must have died from seeing the moon.
The older brothers wandered until they met a Buddhist monk, who sent them back with three magical bottles. They found their sister living alone; she told them their parents and brother had died, and implored them to stay. Finally, she persuaded them to stay the night and somehow made a rich meal for them. In the night, the older brother was woken by the sounds of chewing. He rolled over, saw the meal, and realized that they had been eating corpses. The sister stood over his dead brother, eating his liver. She told him that she needed only one more to become a human.
He fled, throwing the white bottle behind him, and it became a thicket of thorns. As a fox, she made her way through it. He threw the blue bottle behind him, and trapped her in a river, but as a fox, she swam ashore. He threw the red bottle behind, and she was trapped in fire. It burned her until she was no more than a mosquito.
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A disposable-type hearing aid uses a relatively large single diaphragm or a large single diaphragm subdivided into a plurality of smaller active diaphragm areas obtained using a grate-like back support plate with ridges which contact and divide the diaphragm into the several smaller active diaphragm areas. The diaphragm and a backplate are enclosed in a metal housing and are disposed proximal and parallel to a shell-like hearing aid enclosure having sound inlets. The metal housing is closed at an end opposite the sound inlets by a printed circuit board (PCB) forming an acoustical seal for a back volume of the microphone. The PCB also carries substantially all the electronic components for the hearing aid thereon. The PCB has a ground plane in contact with the housing whereby the PCB also acts as an EMI shield. An electrical connection is formed in various ways between the back support plate and the PCB during assembly of the metal housing and components with the PCB. Mass production of disposable hearing aids with large diaphragms and relatively low noise levels is thus possible using this invention.
1. A microphone assembly for a hearing aid comprising a diaphragm having a front face and a back face; a backplate laterally disposed adjacent to said diaphragm; an electrically conductive housing having a front surface proximal to said front face, the housing having a lateral opening at a distal end which is acoustically sealed by a first PCB having a ground plane extending across said opening to form a back chamber, the ground plane being in electrical contact with said housing to provide an EMI shield for an electrical components on said PCB.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/477,700, filed Jan. 6, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,003,127 which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/115,011, filed on Jan. 7, 1999, U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/134,896, filed May 19, 1999 and U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/157,872, filed Oct. 6, 1999, and U.S. patent application entitled "Microphone Assembly for Hearing Aid With JFET Flip-Chip Buffer", filed on Jan. 6, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,366,678, the contents of each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The performance of a hearing aid depends, among other things, upon the design of the microphone pickup. The microphone is a substantial part of the hearing aid. Further, where a hearing aid uses a circuit board which requires electrical connections to be completed during the hearing aid assembly, the ease and simplicity with which the electrical connections can be made impacts the cost of manufacture. Hearing aids which can be manufactured at relatively lower cost are desirable, since they can be disposed of after use.
Examples of the use of hearing aid microphones or transducers are known in published literature.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,388,163 to Elko et al. teaches an electret foil transducer array comprising an electret foil having a layer of insulating material and a layer of metal in contact therewith. The transducer portion of the array comprises one or more discrete areas of foil with the surrounding areas removed. Alternatively, the discrete areas of foil could be formed by selective metal deposition. Electrical leads are coupled to the discrete areas of metal. By means of the electrical leads, electrical signals produced by each transducer in response to acoustic signals which become incident in use on the areas of foil are used for further processing. The electret foil is made up of the discrete areas of foil with a backing of polytetrafluoroethylene PTF or, alternatively, Mylar�. The electret foil is backed by a porous backplate (e.g., of sintered aluminum) with a rough surface to provide air channels. The porous backplate may be supported by a uniformly supporting metal screen to provide increased rigidity.
Nevertheless, despite such prior art, a need exists for a hearing aid with a relatively large diaphragm and improved low noise microphone characteristics performing with high efficiency, which is capable of being manufactured at low cost and economy, thereby facilitating the manufacture of hearing aids which are sufficiently inexpensive so that they can be disposed of after short periods of use. Additionally, there is a need for a hearing aid wherein electrical connections, which need to be made during manufacture, can be completed in a simple and economical manner and in a less labor intensive and effective process.
This invention is directed in particular, to disposable hearing aids, i.e., inexpensive hearing aids capable of lasting at least a limited period of time. Traditional hearing aids use microphones having relatively small size diaphragms, generally of the capacitive or electret type. Microphones for the hearing aid industry have continually become smaller in design, allowing hearing aids to also become smaller. However, as these microphones become smaller, they tend to become more expensive. This invention, inter alia, aims at reducing the cost of manufacturing the microphone assembly while maintaining high performance and at the same time allowing for automated assembly of the microphone into the hearing aid electronics. These goals will allow manufacturing cost of hearing aids to be lowered significantly, which is necessary to enable manufacture of disposable hearing aids.
The invention, in one embodiment, resides in a disposable hearing aid including an electret type microphone comprising a metallic diaphragm having a front face on which sound waves impinge in use. The diaphragm is glued to a grate-like support plate placed in apposition to and supporting the metallic diaphragm on its back face. The metallic diaphragm consists of a thin plastic film such as PTF coated with a metallic layer. The support plate functionally divides the diaphragm into a plurality of active diaphragm areas which produces a single transducer output whereby the sound waves are converted to electrical pulses. In this way, the advantages of low noise generation in a relatively large diaphragm owing to its larger area and higher capacitance are retained without sacrificing performance and economy.
Another embodiment of the invention uses an open-ended metal housing which is enclosed at the open end by a printed circuit board (PCB) carrying all the components needed for signal processing. An electrical connection is made between the printed circuit board and the microphone backplate for coupling the electrical pulses from the diaphragm areas to electrical components for signal processing. Different types of electrical connections which lend themselves effectively for mass production without sacrificing quality are described herein. In addition, the PCB has a ground plane connected to the metal housing to provide an EMI shielding.
In another embodiment of the invention, a large diameter capacitor microphone such as an electret microphones commonly used in hearing aids is provided. Traditional hearing aid microphones generally have a single circular or rectangular diaphragm of relatively small dimensions. A large diaphragm microphone herein is used in the disposable hearing aid of the invention to increase sensitivity and to reduce noise. Because the microphone does not have to share space on the hearing aid faceplate with an access door to the hearing aid battery a large diaphragm microphone can be employed which is disposed parallel and proximal to the hearing aid faceplate. The faceplate is provided with multiple inlet holes resulting in improved noise performance and unrestricted flow of sound to the microphone. However, a single large diaphragm has the problem of instability. As the charge on the capacitor is increased to increase sensitivity, the diaphragm is attracted towards the backplate with a higher force. As the distance between the diaphragm and the backplate decreases, the force increases. At some point, the diaphragm becomes unstable, and is attracted to and might stick to the backplate, rendering the hearing aid nonfunctional. The present invention minimizes the instability problem of large diaphragms and provides a hearing aid construction which is inexpensive, reliable, and economical. It also simplifies an electrical connection in the hearing aid which can be accomplished during the step of assembly of the hearing aid.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of preferred embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the different views. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the principles of the invention.
A more detailed understanding of the invention may be had from the following description of preferred embodiments, given by way of example and to be understood in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein:
The sound inlets 102 may be in the form of perforations in the metal housing, or a single opening about equal to or less than the diameter of the diaphragm to enable external sound to pass through the ports 409 in the faceplate of enclosure 400 and impinge on the front of the diaphragm so as to enable the hearing aid to perform its function. The perforations/openings 102 lead to the front chamber 104, which is partly defined by the laterally extending diaphragm 103. As shown, this embodiment of the invention comprises an electret microphone element mounted to cooperate with a printed circuit board 106 containing the hearing aid electronics 109. The microphone housing 101 may be acoustically sealed to the printed circuit board (PCB), for example, by epoxy resin (not shown) applied at the periphery of the base of the housing as it interfaces the PCB 106, thereby providing a sealed back chamber for the microphone assembly. Other methods of joining and sealing the microphone to the PCB are within the scope of this invention.
The backplate 105 is electrically connected to electronic components in one of several ways.
A support element facilitates functionally-dividing the diaphragm 103 into a plurality of smaller sized active diaphragm areas, the output of which is spatially coupled from backplate 105 to connector 107 for processing by the electronic components 109 on the PCB 106. Note: The term "spatially coupled" means that no output lead is attached to each active diaphragm area. Rather a single connection is made to a point on the backplate to obtain the voltage change output from the backplate representing the summation of all the voltage modulations induced in the microphone by the acoustic/sound wave input to the diaphragm.
FIGS. 8 and 16–18 show some of the details of the backplate 105, which is electrically conductive and has spaced ridge formations or spacer bumps 326, which are provided to contact the diaphragm at certain locations to facilitate dividing the large diaphragm 103 into smaller functional active diaphragms areas. The ridge formations can be of several desired configurations, such as, for example, triangular, semicircular, square, or trapezoidal cross section. Details of an alternate method of dividing the diaphragm will be provided in connection with
The backplate is electrically connected to the printed circuit wiring board 106 during assembly of the hearing aid. Details of the electrical connections are discussed in the description relating to
An alternative embodiment of the invention will now be described in connection with
To the contrary, in the invention shown in
The PCB 106 may contain one or more copper layers L1, L2 for making electrical connections to signal components, and to ground. The PCB may either be a rigid board (e.g., glass epoxy FR-4) or a flex-circuit (e.g., polymide). Other details of PCB construction are well known in the industry. Preferably, the PCB contains at least two layers L1, L2 of which one layer is substantially a power or ground plane, and in conjunction with the metal housing provides electrical shielding of the integral electronics from interference, i.e., EMI. In one embodiment, the PCB extends beyond the metal housing (as shown) in
It is envisioned that at least one of the electrical components 109 within the metal housing is an integrated circuit that provides certain hearing aid functions. Preferably, only one integrated circuit is needed. This single integrated circuit contains a high-impedance buffer to interface with the high-impedance electret microphone element, the signal processing circuitry of the hearing aid, and an output amplifier to drive a receiver. In an alternative embodiment, the high-impedance buffer/amplifier is external to the main integrated circuit of the components 109. In addition to the components disclosed herein, only a battery and receiver are needed to functionally complete the electronics of a hearing aid.
As previously noted, the microphone element and, in particular, the diaphragm 103 of the microphone of this invention, is much larger than in traditional microphones. The microphone element disclosed herein is simple in construction and less costly to manufacture than traditional hearing aid microphones. The large diaphragm has a higher capacitance, and hence, lower impedance, than traditional hearing aid microphones. This results is lower noise than in traditional hearing aid microphones. Also, the large diaphragm microphone achieves higher sensitivity than traditional microphones. These features allow a lower cost, standard CMOS process to be used for the high-impedance buffer, and still provides low system noise. Traditional microphones require a more expensive JFET, BICMOS, or special low-noise CMOS process to implement the low-noise high-impedance buffer. Since this invention allows standard CMOS processes to be used, the complete hearing aid electronic system can be included in a single integrated circuit, thereby minimizing system costs.
One aspect of the inventive concept lies in the use of multiple diaphragm portions of different areas to improve the performance of the microphone. An additional advantage is that the microphone is mounted parallel to and adjacent to the faceplate which faces outwardly from the inner ear to provide an optimal acoustical path for sound to reach the microphone diaphragm. It is desirable to keep this acoustical path as short as possible, to obviate undesired resonance, which may otherwise be introduced into the frequency response of the hearing aid system. These undesired resonances will degrade the sound quality of the hearing aid. In the embodiment of
The following data provides an insight into how the inventive hearing aid with a large area microphone with increased area and a high capacitance results in a relatively low noise device without sacrificing performance. A typical prior art type hearing aid microphone diaphragm may have a circular shape, measuring 2 mm in diameter with an area of 3.14 sq mm. A typical large area diaphragm microphone built using the concepts of this invention will have a diameter of 4 mm with an area of 12.6 sq mm. The improvement between the large area diaphragm and the prior art smaller diaphragm is shown in Table 1 below.
The capacitance of the diaphragm is given by the following equation:
wherein C is the active capacitance of the microphone (in farads), ε (epilson) is the permittivity of air and has a value of 8.859�10−12 F/m, and d is the distance between the diaphragm and the backplate (in meters). For the example, d has a value of 50 μm.
From the noise model illustrated in a diagrammatical form in
As C increases, the noise contribution due to in decreases. Therefore, relatively larger area diaphragms which result in relatively large values of C improve the signal to noise ratio by decreasing the noise content.
As discussed later in connection with
Neglecting air loading on the diaphragm, the frequency of natural oscillation of the first radial mode of a thin circular membrane (diaphragm) of radius R is given by:
For a microphone in which the first mode is at 3.0 kHz, the second, third, and fourth modes are at 6.9 kHz, 10.8 kHz, and 13.8 kHz respectively. If multiple diaphragms of different diameters are used, the resonant frequencies will also be different and the overall frequency response of the microphones can be made smoother than single-size diaphragms. The diaphragms need not be circular. Calculations for the resonant frequencies of non-circular diaphragms, and in particular of odd-shaped diaphragms, are beyond the scope of this disclosure. Those skilled in the art will recognize that finite-element-analysis (FEA) software programs can be used to determine the resonant frequencies of odd-shaped diaphragms.
As will be described in further detail, the benefits/features of this invention disclosed herein include the following:
The present invention provides a hearing aid overcoming the disadvantages of prior art by selectively combining (i) the functional advantages of a large diaphragm, (ii) the advantages offered by a plurality of smaller diaphragms, which may or may not be of the same size, (iii) a simple construction to effect electrical connection between a printed circuit board and a backplate of the diaphragm, during assembly, (iv) the advantage of the ability to use a single integrated circuit, and (v) the advantage of the microphone being mounted in parallel with and up against a faceplate, to provide an optimal acoustical path for sounds to reach the microphone diaphragm so that an inexpensive standard low cost CMOS process can be used to complete the hearing aid electronic circuit. The above features enable lower cost hearing aids to be manufactured, thus enabling the hearing aids to be made disposable, without sacrificing superior performance.
In summary,
The cost of a hearing aid depends largely on the degree of automation and the number of parts and processes needed in large-scale manufacturing. The following description addresses some possible variations in the design of the electrical contact between the backplate and the PCB, which is a difficult, expensive, and a critical aspect of the manufacture.
The electrical connection between the backplate of the microphone and PCB is difficult and critical because it is completed by an act of assembly of the housing with the printed circuit board during manufacture. The connection needs to have minimum capacitance to the sidewalls; therefore, the connecting body must be very thin and, therefore, fragile. The connector is required to be just the correct length to bridge the gap between the backplate and the PCB.
A first approach to making the connection is shown in
If the center lead is formed to be greater than the distance between the assembled backplate 105 and the PCB 106, the lead 90 will buckle as it interfaces with the surface of the backplate during assembly as shown in
In each of the above versions, a small, pre-bent portion in the center lead will act as a strain relief during the life of the product as shown in
Further details of the hearing aid microphone assembly described in
The diaphragm 103 shown in detail in
The backplate 105 shown in
An insulated mounting ring 322 shown in detail in
The housing and its assembled parts are fastened to the circuit board by 4 or more tabs 304 that penetrate slots in the circuit board (
As noted, the microphone assembly and electronics described above is intended to be part of a disposable, i.e.,"throw a way" hearing aid. It does not have to survive inventory plus 8 or more years of life. It is adapted to last 2 years in an inert atmosphere package plus 40 days in use.
Although the drawings show a circular microphone, any reasonable shape can be used. For example, there can be flats on the sides of the housing so that the housing is more form fitting to the internal circuit consisting of rectangular components. The advantage of this design is that volume allocated to exterior contacts and a switch is almost doubled. These flats will also serve as orientation and gripping surfaces for automation equipment. Because of the rectangular shape of the circuit components, four flats can be formed on the sides of the housing, if needed, for automation purposes.
The advantages of this embodiment are:
Another important feature of the invention shown in
The hearing aid microphone assembly 100 shown in
In another embodiment of the invention, a vibration isolation material, such as a thin piece of acoustically transparent felt 163 is placed between the metal housing 101 of the microphone assembly 100 and the enclosure 408 (see
Hearing aid electronics 109 may include class-D switching amplifiers, switched-capacitor filters, or digital electronics, such as one commonly found in digital signal processing circuits. Each of these type of circuits contain signals switching at high frequencies which may be coupled to the microphone diaphragm or backplate through parasitic capacitances. These high frequencies would, thereby, introduce noise into the microphone signal and possibly effect the operation of the circuit. The substrate/shield 602 contains at least two layers of metallization 602A and 602B, wherein one layer is primarily a ground plane and functions to shield the microphone elements from the high frequency signals in the hearing aid electronics.
Some of the benefits of this embodiment are as follows:
In the invention described in connection with
Note that
As noted, in the embodiment of
By making the PC board 602 such that components are mounted on two sides (as in
As previously noted, an electret microphone for hearing aids typically uses a JFET buffer to convert the signal from the backplate a high impedance source (the microphone) to a low impedance source. This impedance conversion results in a higher level loaded output signal level to the hearing aid amplifier than would be produced from the condenser microphone element itself without a buffer. A JFET gate contact to the backplate of the microphone's condenser must somehow be made. A direct connection from a 4 mil square pad on the JFET to the microphone backplate is difficult to do and the use of an intermediate wire bond pad requires that the pad be mounted on ceramic, which complicates assembly. If the JFET gate connection is on the substrate, the substrate must have high resistivity to not compromise the input impedance of the amplifier. A ceramic (alumina) substrate has such properties. Traditionally, the electrical connections for the JFET have been wire bonded to the microphone element onto a ceramic substrate. Wire bonds are normally formed with a loop from pads on the die to extra bonding pads on the ceramic substrate, a practice that requires extra space vertically and horizontally and produces stray capacitance to ground and other circuit nodes which reduce sensitivity and introduce noise. Other disadvantages of a ceramic substrate itself are that it is relatively costly for use in a disposable hearing aid application and that it has a high dielectric constant which makes stray capacitance even higher.
In accordance with the embodiment shown in
This embodiment of the invention produces the following advantages:
Previous embodiments required one printed circuit board for the JFET that serves as a buffer for the electret microphone element and one PC board for the hearing aid amplifier (e.g.,
In accordance with the embodiment of
Further details of the invention will now be described in connection with
Most hearing aid microphones are small and hence use small diaphragms. In a previous embodiment, a large diaphragm microphone is disclosed. The large diaphragm microphone provides both a lower noise and higher sensitivity compared to traditional microphones. However, the higher sensitivity means that the hearing aid will overload and distort at lower sound pressure levels than traditional microphones.
Another embodiment of the invention is shown in
Some of the benefits/features of the invention disclosed herein are:
Hearing aid microphones of the electret type typically produce an output signal which is amplified by a junction field-effect transistor (JFET) amplifier. Such hearing aids are powered by a single zinc-air cell that produces about 1.3 volts. Electrical noise on the 1.3 volt power is reduced by a resistor-capacitor filter, or by an active voltage regulator. In either case, the final dc voltage available for the JFET amplifier circuit is about 0.90 to 0.95 volts. This low voltage imposes tight tolerances on the JFET device parameters, in particular on the pinch-off voltage parameter. Therefore, the yield of the JFET devices is low and the costs are relatively high. In previous embodiments of the invention, the microphone element is generally of the electret type and the amplifier is of the JFET type and is located within the cover of the microphone. The main electronics are mounted on a PCB in the microphone housing and the remainder of the electronics in the hearing aid enclosure. The remaining electronics include a separate battery and a receiver which may be either a passive receiver or one containing an integral class-D amplifier. Microphones and receivers of these types are commercially available from several source including Knowles Electronics, Inc. (Itasca, Ill.), Microtronic A/S (Roskilde, Denmark), and Tibbetts Industries (Camden, Me.). In general, the commercially available microphones are intended to operate on a voltage of about 0.9 volts to 1.5 volts, and generally are operated at about 0.9 volts to 0.95 volts.
The embodiments shown in
As shown in
The electret type diaphragm, its preferred dimensions, the different alternative configurations of the spring contact, and the methods of obtaining the electrical contact by electrically conductive epoxy resin are all exemplary in the context of the embodiments described hereinabove. Likewise, the division of the large diaphragm to obtain smaller sized active diaphragms are for illustration only and can be replaced with other substantially similar alternatives. For example, the single large diaphragm may be subdivided into two or three portions as long as the advantages of the relatively large capacitance of the single large diaphragm can still be used to derive the benefit of low noise. The sound inlets 102 in
Also note certain phrases in the claims should be given the broadest possible meaning, for example, in the claims, the phrase, "electrical connection" is used to describe the connection between the backplate and a component on the PCB. This phrase also encompasses an intermediate connection between a trace or conductive element on the PCB substrate and from these to the component.
While this invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form, modification, variation and details may be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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The wheat berry salad is a nutritious and flling salad made with wheat berries and beans. Prepared with slightly cooked wheat berries, this fresh salad is dressed with vinegar and olive oil with garlic, cilantro and chives. The wheat berry salad can be served as a full meal.
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Place wheat berries in saucepan and cover with cold water by about 4 inches/10 cm.
Bring to boil and simmer gently for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until tender.
Drain well (berries should be chewy but tender) and place in large bowl.
Bring pot of water to boil.
Add beans and cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
Drain and chill in cold water.
Pat dry and slice into 1/2 inch/1 cm pieces.
Add beans and tomatoes to wheat berries and combine.
For dressing, whisk together vinegar, garlic and oil.
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WLW Radio has been the club's radio rightsholder since 1969. The Reds Radio Network is one of the largest in professional sports, with 46 affiliates in 6 states, and each season broadcasts a minimum of 18 spring training games and all 162 regular season games.


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Pete Hindle at the Examiner reports that even if the NHL season is saved, the Rangers will keep Chris Kreider on the CT Whale until his play improves. ...got to say this is shocking to me. Sure he's struggled this year, but he's played with inferior talent this year. It's not like you can compare the skills of Richards, Gaborik and Callahan to Thomas, Kolarik and Hrivik. ...hope this isn't true. Speaking of the Whale, JT Miller scored two goals as they defeated the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4-2 last night. Here's video of MIller's two goals (2:20 & 3:00 marks)... ...holy crap that second goal was sweet. Miller hasn't exactly lit it up this season, so hopefully this two goal night will have him headed in the right direction before he leaves for World Junior Championships in a few weeks. Remember to follow me on Twitter & Facebook or e-mail me at email@example.com.
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LeBron James' exclusive interview with Larry King that will air Friday at 9 p.m. on CNN apparently will not be so exclusive, nor will it require much of a waiting game.
Amid leaks of the transcript, CNN on Wednesday released the text of the complete interview, which sheds additional insight into how Pat Riley, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat could impact the free-agent decision of the Cleveland Cavaliers forward.
A month ago, Riley hinted that he would consider a coaching return, "If some free agent were to say, 'I will come here, but you must do this.' "
In the interview conducted Tuesday at his Akron, Ohio, home, James told CNN's King, "There are some coaches, that, you know, if I had an opportunity to play for, I would be delighted. But I'm not as far as . . as picking a coach."
The Cavaliers dismissed coach Mike Brown in the wake of being eliminated last month in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Due to tampering rules, Riley has never mentioned pairing James with Wade on the Heat, but he previously said he would never want to look back on the process without knowing he made every opportunity to maximize his options.
Wade several times has discussed the possibility of playing alongside James, but has never mentioned the possibility of playing in Cleveland.
Of possibly playing alongside someone such as Wade or Chris Bosh, James said in the interview, "I mean, if you put me and Bosh on the same team, if you put me and Dwayne Wade on the same team or a lot of these -- me and Joe Johnson or -- or a lot of these guys, a lot of teams would be much better."
According to the transcript, James never mentioned the words "Miami" or "Heat" during the interview.


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Democrats fail in attempt to reverse Hobby Lobby contraceptive ruling
Senate Democrats suffered what looked like a difficult setback on birth control Wednesday, but they hope it pays big political dividends in November.
Utah will take gay marriage appeal directly to Supreme Court
Utah is going straight to the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal a federal appeals court's ruling that gay couples have a constitutional right to marry, the state attorney general's office announced Wednesday.
Supreme Court: Federal law can't force employers to cover contraception
The Supreme Court says corporations can hold religious objections that allow them to opt out of the new health law requirement that they cover contraceptives for women.
Supreme Court rules public sector unions can't make nonmembers pay fees
The Supreme Court dealt a blow to public sector unions Monday, ruling that thousands of home health care workers in Illinois cannot be required to pay fees that help cover a union's costs of collective bargaining.
Supreme Court expected to rule Monday on 'Hobby Lobby' birth control mandate
The Supreme Court is expected to release its ruling today on whether Hobby Lobby and other for-profit companies have religious rights, a case challenging President Barack Obama's health overhaul and its guarantee of birth control in employees' preventive care plans.
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Massachusetts abortion clinic buffer zone struck down by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a 35-foot protest-free zone outside abortion clinics in Massachusetts.
Supreme Court strikes down Obama's recess appointments
The Supreme Court on Wednesday limited the president's power to fill high-level vacancies with temporary appointments, ruling in favor of Senate Republicans in their partisan clash with President Barack Obama.
Utah's ruling pushes gay marriage closer to Supreme Court
We could be moving closer to the day when the Supreme Court will have to make a decision it has so far avoided - do states have the right to prohibit same-sex marriage?
Supreme Court rules cell phones protected from searches without warrants
Police may not generally search the cellphones of people they arrest without first getting search warrants, , a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Aereo loses Supreme Court online TV streaming copyright case
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that online TV streaming service Aereo is operating illegally.
Supreme Court rules software based on 'abstract idea' isn't eligible for patent
The Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out an Australian company's patent for business software in a closely watched case that clarifies standards for awarding patents.
When can police use GPS to track suspects? D.C. case leaves unanswered questions
Two years after court ruling on GPS tracking, muddled landscape for judges, law enforcement.
Supreme Court racing to wrap up decisions before summer break
It's crunch time at the Supreme Court, where the justices are racing to issue opinions in 17 cases over the next two weeks.
Capitol evacuated briefly after airspace violation
Authorities say two F-16 fighter jets escorted a small airplane out of restricted airspace in Washington, an apparently inadvertent intrusion that prompted evacuations at the U.S. Capitol and surrounding buildings.
U.S. federal appeals court hear arguments on Virginia's same-sex marriage ban
Federal appeals court judges aggressively questioned lawyers on both sides of Virginia's potentially landmark gay marriage case Tuesday while hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse, holding signs and shouting competing slogans.
Supreme Court ruling allows Christian prayer at town council meeting
The Supreme Court said Monday that prayers that open town council meetings do not violate the Constitution even if they routinely stress Christianity.
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Gail Davis runs the rule over the Premiership's leading lights as we head for the big, blood-free kick-off.
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So here we go again... the start of another Premiership season.
There are new sponsors but ahead of the big kick-off the same old headline has dominated this week. Not in the way it did last year, but the most infamous blood substitution and wink has been seen non-stop on every news outlet, as Dr Wendy Chapman awaited her fate for her part in the Bloodgate scandal.
However hard they insisted it wouldn't affect their season, Harlequins suffered the kind of hangover that would turn even the heaviest drinker tee-total. Having finished second two years ago, they failed to even qualify for the Heineken Cup last season and a squad packed with good English talent know under their new director of rugby Conor O'Shea, they have to step up and realise their potential.
The club are no doubt relieved that Dr Chapman was cleared by a GMC disciplinary panel to practice again; there's a new training ground (complete with a huge coffee shop and plenty of female rugby players during the Women's World Cup - which has gone down well) and a feeling that despite the harsh reminder of the shameful cover up this week Harlequins are ready to move onwards and upwards.
Bath too made the headlines last pre-season for all the wrong reasons following a summer drugs scandal. This season, after a miraculous run of form at the end of the last campaign, means they believe they are genuine contenders for the title. The arrival of Sir Ian McGeechan and players like Lewis Moody has done wonders for the team spirit.
Take a look at the Bath team bonding day at Bristol airport (below); my favourite quote of the day came from Olly Barkley. I asked him: "What did you learn about your team today?". "Not to give Lewis Moody a hose - and we make rubbish fireman." (cue a body being dropped head first from the plane). The place and the atmosphere has a completely different feel to this time last year.
So it seems does Sale under Mike Brewer but if the rumours are to be believed it might not be for the better. Brewer was nowhere to be seen at the Premiership launch, Kingsley Jones was given the PR duties along with Charlie Hodgson who even by his often understated standards,was downbeat.
Amongst nearly all the clubs, including the newest name in the premiership Exeter, there was plenty of optimism; e one exception was Sale. There have been so many comings and goings it is hard enough to keep track,let alone predict how they'll perform after narrowly avoiding relegation last seaso. But if you can't be positive at the start of the season what hope?
It will be interesting to see how Brewer's old-school style of management goes down; he put Jones in his place after taking his job and the players were next on his hit-list: "I maybe bringing in new players so the others might not get much rugby." It was becoming clear as to why he left the PR to Jones; the man-management might need a little work, too!
Elsewhere Leicester remain as confident as ever about retaining their Premiership crown, but it's in Europe they'll be looking for a huge improvement. It will be interesting to see how they evolve this season without the likes of Moody, Harry Ellis and Ben Kay - so often the stalwarts of the Tigers side - and of course Twitter after Richard Cockerill banned it following Jordan Crane's decision to announce to the world he was injured a good while before Leicester intended the story to get out.
Expect Saracens to go close again; there is a steely determination among their squad having gone so close last season. Northampton too, have to prove to themselves they can win the big games. Wasps need to prove they can still mix it with the big boys after two baron years and after a season in which the club failed to push on, London Irish need to prove they are genuine contenders.
The change in rules at the later stages of last season will hopefully mean entertaining rugby from day one, especially if the sun keeps shining - let's hope the Premiership begins as it ended. It was an outstanding final full of drama and excitement fought to the very last second.
Just finally, good luck to England's Women's team on Sunday at the Stoop against New Zealand in the World Cup final. England have been beaten by the Black Ferns in the last two finals, so here's hoping it will be third time lucky for Catherine Spencer and her team!
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Singing with the Stars: Your opportunity to shine
STUART - Have you always wanted to be center stage singing under the spot light? What if that opportunity to perform on stage included singing a duet with a Grammy-winning artist who is there to guide you and make you shine?
Artists for a Cause is excited to announce their inaugural event, Singing with the Stars, will be held at the Lyric Theatre in Historic Downtown Stuart on Saturday, March 15, 2014. The fundraising event promises to be a spectacular evening of entertainment, designed to uncover some of the hidden singing talent in Martin County.
Along the lines of "The X Factor" and "The Voice," the Singing with the Stars event has a Martin County twist — pairing "unsung" community leaders with professional singers. Each duo will select a song, practice and prepare and then compete on stage where a panel of judges will determine the winners.
The event is the brainchild of its co-chairs: Terry Barber, internationally acclaimed countertenor and founder of Artists for a Cause; and Stacy Ranieri, chief illuminator of The Firefly Group, a public relations firm whose client base includes many nonprofit organizations.
"Every performer loves to be on stage," said Barber. "We thought this new event would be a great way to connect with talented individuals in Martin County who have a love of singing but have spent their time doing it in their cars or showers but never had the thrill of being on a real stage performing in front of a live crowd."
While the event is a new fundraiser for the nonprofit Artists for a Cause, one additional community nonprofit -- Keep Martin Beautiful -- has also been chosen to be a recipient of a portion of the proceeds from this year's inaugural event.
Amateur singers will be chosen through an open application process. Sponsorship opportunities are available and tickets will be sold through The Lyric Theatre at http://www.lyrictheatre.com. For more information please go to http://www.a4ac.org, call 772-419-8778 or email email@example.com.
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These oversize wedge-shaped scones have a light muffin-like texture.
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Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°F. Combine flour, 1/4 cup brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in large bowl; whisk to blend. Add 6 tablespoons butter; using fingertips, rub in until butter is reduced to pea-size pieces. Mix in pecans. Whisk buttermilk, egg yolks, and extract in medium bowl. Add to flour mixture. Toss with fork until dough comes together in moist clumps. Gather dough into ball. Press dough out on lightly floured surface to 8-inch round; cut into 6 wedges.
Arrange wedges 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 16 minutes; transfer to rack.
Whisk remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar, 4 tablespoons butter, and cream in heavy small saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves. Remove pan from heat. Whisk in powdered sugar and molasses. Spread glaze over warm scones. Let stand until glaze sets, at least 30 minutes.


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Kate Karcher Clark founded Yottoy in 1995, with the goal of creating toys with fine details that encourage a special interaction between adults and children. Yottoy -- "toy" spelled backwards and forwards -- sells handcrafted stuffed animals, stylish backpacks, and plush toys. ... Read More All of Yottoy's products are designed by hand in the company's studio in New York City, and they feature hand-embroidery, hand-sewing, and high-quality fabrics. Yottoy has three collections: Classic, Contemporary, and Signature. Classic toys are based on characters from well-known children's books, such as Babar, Madeline, the Velveteen Rabbit, and Paddington Bear. Toys in the Contemporary line have a whimsical twist on modern trends, such as the plush toy Mr. Night (his suit is dotted with glow-in-the-dark stars), and the Stinky Cheese Man. Toys in the Signature line are extra-colorful. One of Yottoy's bestsellers is the Frog Prince Soft Toy and Mini Book. The frog prince has hand-embroidered eyes, hand-stitched details, and a polka-dotted silk-gingham chest. He comes with a little book of classic fairy tales.
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More doctors than ever are going digital when it comes to storing a patient's medical history. But shockingly, not all physician's are using technology to keeping up with important health records.
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The original Jagged Alliance was a turn-based tactical combat sim in a similar vein to X-Com. There's going to be a brand new entry in the series, called Jagged Alliance: Back in Action. It's out on October 18.
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It is becoming even more real - I just made my dining reservations:
We arrive Sunday and are booked in at the Silver Spur for 2pm!!!
Monday we have kept clear, but are likely to go to the early showing of Buffalo Bill's
Tuesday is free at the mo, but we will probably do either King Ludwig's or Rain Forest Cafe
Wednesday at the Steakhouse for 4pm
Thursday is our last night, so we are booked in at Walt's for 6:30, 45 min before the parade. Hopefully we can get a window table.
Friday we have left free so we can try to see our dear UKFAN friends, but we may try to go to Annette's for lunch before we leave.
I am starting to get so excited....we may do a character breakfast or tea, but we thought we would see what character encounters we have at the hotel first (we are at the Hotel New York, so they are usually pretty good).


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The 7 Most Pointless Books by "Celebrities"
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When it came to my attention that something called a "Snooki" was apparently writing a book after gaining fame on a horrifyingly popular show called Jersey Shore, I had a couple of initial reactions. The first was that I found it amazing that Snooki is apparently literate. The second? This might not even end up being the most pointless so-called book written by a "celebrity" that we've seen come along in recent years. And even more frightening is the fact that she might not be the least qualified celebrity author, either. Okay, that's not true. She's by far the least qualified person for anything, other than maybe midget mud wrestling. Anyway, here are some pretty pointless books written by some pretty pointless people…
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt
Book: How to be Famous: Our Guide to Looking the Part, Playing the Press, and Becoming a Tabloid Fixture
Judging by their rise to fame, I'm thinking the chapter titles probably consist of stuff like Act Like an Ass on National TV, Have Rich Parents, and Become Addicted to Plastic Surgery. Because after all, these days it appears that any of those things will do the trick. They certainly have worked for Heidi and Spencer, two of the most detestable people to ever find their way into the American mainstream. Spencer alone is proof that all you need to gain fame is to be an entitled a***ole with no likable qualities whenever a television camera is nearby, while Heidi…
Well, let's just say that the media doesn't mind fawning over plastic looking blondes with big boobs. Now these are some role models for the kids! And if the only qualification for becoming famous is having money and being a douchebag, then apparently the only qualification for writing a book is having once set foot in a bookstore. Actually, scratch that. I'm not convinced that either of these two have ever done that.
Tila Tequila
Book: Hooking Up with Tila Tequila: A Guide to Love, Fame, Happiness, Success and Being the Life of the Party
Right alongside Heidi and Spencer on the Mount Rushmore of undeserving celebrities is the diminutive Tila Tequila, whose claims to fame seem to be wearing little to no clothing, being a slut, and the ability to carry and withstand every sexually transmitted disease known to man. I do have to give her credit for coming right out and naming a book after the very reason she's famous: the fact that she'll hook up with anyone, anything, anywhere, all for a little money.
While I'm here, I'd like to note the apparent trend of these wannabe celebrities claiming these books are guides. Frankly, you'd be just as well off taking guidance from a drunk polar bear with a machine gun. Actually, that sounds pretty badass. Let's make that book happen.
Book: Wild
Who knew that when not pimping fake butter or posing for romance novel covers, Fabio was actually writing? Hell, who knew that he could even write? Of course, judging by some of the critical lambasting of his book, apparently that second question is up for debate.
According to Amazon, Wild is the tale of a woman caught up in a torrid love affair that's interrupted by a shocking murder. Man, isn't that always the way it goes? One minute you're hooking up with some bimbo (like Tila Tequila) on some rich asshole's (like Spencer Pratt) yacht, and the next thing you know you're surrounded by blood and police. Oh, if only the victim were Spencer himself, then maybe the police would let you slide. By the way, I'm glad to see that Fabio doesn't mind pulling double duty. Not only did he author this 348 turd, but he also appeared on the cover. And so did his manboobs, naturally.
Lauren Conrad
Book: L.A. Candy
One of the old pals of Spencer and Heidi (seriously, we just can't get away from them, can we? Maybe their guide to being fixtures in the public eye is dead on after all) on The Hills or Laguna Beach or one of those horrific shows that ruined MTV, Lauren Conrad decided that the world needed a heaping helping of her L.A. Candy, which apparently tells the "fictional" story of a girl in L.A. who suddenly finds fame on a reality show. Yeah, big creative stretch for you there, LC.
At this point, I'm not sure which is more troubling: the fact that this is geared toward teenage girls and will only further serve to dumb down the American youth, or the fact that somehow, miraculously, this book actually hit the best seller list. Apparently the American youth was already plenty dumb before picking up this little gem.
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