Abstract:
A micromachined structure, comprises a substrate and a cavity in the substrate. The micromachined structure comprises a membrane layer disposed over the substrate and spanning the cavity.
Abstract:
An integrated transducer device includes an optical transducer and an acoustic transducer integrally joined with the optical transducer. The acoustic transducer includes a membrane responsive to acoustic signals, the membrane being aligned with the optical transducer such that optical signals emitted or received by the optical transducer pass through the membrane. A propagation direction of the acoustic signals emitted or received by the acoustic transducer is collinear with a propagation direction of the optical signals emitted or received by the optical transducer.
Abstract:
A micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) ultrasonic transducer device includes a substrate defining an opening and an active transducer having multiple of active layers stacked over the opening of the substrate. The active transducer is completely encapsulated by multiple passivation layers.
Abstract:
A method of estimating the time of flight of a burst signal includes: receiving the burst signal; determining the slope of the phase characteristic of the Fourier transform of the received burst signal; and estimating the time-of-flight of the burst signal from the slope of the phase characteristic of the Fourier transform of the received burst signal.
Abstract:
A method of estimating the time and flight of an acoustic signal transmitted by a transmit acoustic transducer determines a difference in time between receiving the transmitted acoustic signal and receiving an electromagnetic wave transmitted by the transmit acoustic transducer coincident with transmitting the acoustic signal.
Abstract:
A transducer device includes an acoustic transducer, a parameter extractor and a feedback circuit. The parameter extractor is configured to extract an operating parameter from the acoustic transducer. The feedback circuit is configured to generate a correction signal based on a difference between the extracted operating parameter and a corresponding reference parameter. The correction signal is applied to adjust the operating parameter of the acoustic transducer.
Abstract:
A device, for transmitting or receiving ultrasonic signals, includes a transducer and an acoustic horn. The transducer is configured to convert between electrical energy and the ultrasonic signals, and may be a micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) transducer. The acoustic horn is coupled to the transducer, and includes multiple apertures through which the ultrasonic signals are transmitted or received in order to manipulate at least one of a radiation pattern, frequency response or magnitude of the ultrasonic signals. The multiple apertures have different sizes.
Abstract:
A horn coupled to multiple acoustic transducers includes first and second throat portions and a mixing area integrally formed with the first and second throat portions. The first throat portion has a first throat opening adjacent to a first transducer, and the second throat portion has a second throat opening adjacent to a second transducer. The mixing area includes a common mouth opening shared by the first and second throat portions for at least one of transmitting or receiving acoustic signals. At least one dimension of the first throat portion is different from a corresponding dimension of the second throat portion, so that a first cutoff frequency corresponding to the first throat portion is different from a second cutoff frequency corresponding to the second throat portion.
Abstract:
A device includes a die having: at least one of an electronic device and a microelectromechanical system, a package substrate, an electrically nonconductive interposer disposed between the die and the package substrate, at least a first adhesive layer disposed between the package substrate and the electrically nonconductive interposer, and at least a second adhesive layer disposed between the die and the electrically nonconductive interposer.
Abstract:
A method for determining the time-of-flight of a signal includes: receiving a signal having a series of pulses of period T, the series of pulses having a phase transition provided therein windowing the received signal with a window having a width substantially the same as T to determine a magnitude and phase of the windowed signal at a frequency F=1/T; sliding the window in time, one period T at a time, with respect to the received signal to produce N sets of magnitude and phase data at the frequency F; from the N sets of magnitude and phase data, determining a time when the phase transition occurs in the received signal; and determining a time-of-flight of the signal from the time when the phase transition occurs in the received signal.