MEMS transducer with improved performance

A MEMS transducer for interacting with a volume flow of a fluid comprising

• a carrier,
• a vibratable membrane for generating or receiving pressure waves of the fluid in a vertical direction, the vibratable membrane being supported by the carrier,
• wherein the vibratable membrane exhibits two or more vertical sections formed substantially parallel to the vertical direction and comprising at least one layer of an actuator material, wherein at least one end of the vibratable membrane is connected to at least one electrode, such that the two or more vertical sections can be induced to vibrate horizontally by driving the at least one electrode or such that an electrical signal can be generated at the at least one electrode when the two or more vertical sections are induced to vibrate horizontally, and
• wherein the vertical sections of the vibratable membrane comprise two layers, wherein a first layer consists of an actuator material, a second layer consists of a conductive support material and wherein the vertical sections are connected via horizontal metal bridges and wherein the vertical sections are respectively connected to an electrode.