Abstract:
An electro-acoustic transducer includes a conductive substrate provided with at least one cell and at least one electrode, and a pad substrate disposed corresponding to the conductive substrate and provided with at least one pad corresponding to the electrode, in which at least one of the electrode and the pad includes an electric pattern for electric connection and at least one dummy pattern that is provided around the electric pattern to be separated the electric pattern.
Abstract:
An electro-acoustic transducer includes: a conductive substrate in which a first trench is formed, and which includes an electrode connection unit surrounded by the first trench; a membrane provided on the conductive substrate; an upper electrode provided on the membrane to contact an upper surface of the electrode connection unit; a first electrode provided on a lower surface of the conductive substrate to contact a lower surface of the electrode connection unit; and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode and provided to contact the lower surface of the conductive substrate.
Abstract:
A capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer includes a device substrate including a first trench defining a plurality of first portions corresponding to an element and a second trench spaced apart from the first trench; a supporting unit provided on the device substrate, the supporting unit defining a plurality of cavities; a membrane provided on the supporting unit to cover the plurality of cavities; a top electrode electrically connected to a second portion in the second trench through a via hole penetrating through the membrane and the supporting unit; and a through silicon via (TSV) substrate provided on a bottom surface of the device substrate, the TSV substrate including a first via metal connected to the plurality of first portions corresponding to the element and a second via metal connected to the second portion.
Abstract:
A capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer includes a device substrate including a first trench defining a plurality of first portions corresponding to an element and a second trench spaced apart from the first trench; a supporting unit provided on the device substrate, the supporting unit defining a plurality of cavities; a membrane provided on the supporting unit to cover the plurality of cavities; a top electrode electrically connected to a second portion in the second trench through a via hole penetrating through the membrane and the supporting unit; and a through silicon via (TSV) substrate provided on a bottom surface of the device substrate, the TSV substrate including a first via metal connected to the plurality of first portions corresponding to the element and a second via metal connected to the second portion.
Abstract:
A capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer includes a device substrate including a first trench confining a plurality of first parts corresponding to a plurality of elements and a second trench confining a second part separated from the plurality of first parts, a supporting unit provided on the device substrate for confining a plurality of cavities corresponding to each of the plurality of elements, a membrane provided on the supporting unit to cover the plurality of cavities, an upper electrode provided on the membrane and electrically connected to the second part in the second trench through a via hole passing through the membrane and the supporting unit, and a through-silicon via (TSV) substrate provided on a lower surface of the device substrate, and including a plurality of first via metals connected to the plurality of first parts and a second via metal connected to the second part.
Abstract:
An electro-acoustic transducer includes a plurality of elements that each includes a plurality of cells. The plurality of cells includes at least two membranes that have different thicknesses. The respective frequency bands of the plurality of elements are broader than respective frequency bands of the plurality of cells that configure the plurality of elements.
Abstract:
An ultrasonic transducer and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The ultrasonic transducer includes a conductive substrate, a projection which is disposed on the conductive substrate and which forms a cavity therein, a via hole which penetrates the projection and conductive substrate, a first electrode which includes a metal and which fills the via hole, a second electrode which is provided on a bottom of the conductive substrate, a membrane which is provided on the projection and which covers the cavity, and an upper electrode which is provided on the membrane and which contacts the first electrode.
Abstract:
An electro-acoustic transducer includes: a conductive substrate in which a first trench is formed, and which includes an electrode connection unit surrounded by the first trench; a membrane provided on the conductive substrate; an upper electrode provided on the membrane to contact an upper surface of the electrode connection unit; a first electrode provided on a lower surface of the conductive substrate to contact a lower surface of the electrode connection unit; and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode and provided to contact the lower surface of the conductive substrate.
Abstract:
A capacitive micro-machined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) and a method of singulating the same. Singulating CMUTs may include forming first trenches in regions of a device wafer defining a plurality of ultrasonic transducer structures, the device wafer including a plurality of the ultrasonic transducer structures, forming an ultrasonic transducer wafer having a plurality of ultrasonic transducers by bonding an electrode pad wafer supplying electricity to the plurality of ultrasonic transducers and the device wafer, and dicing the ultrasonic transducer wafer to form the plurality of ultrasonic transducers by cutting the plurality of ultrasonic transducer structures on the first trench and the electrode pad wafer below the first trench.
Abstract:
An ultrasonic transducer and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The ultrasonic transducer includes a first electrode layer which is disposed to cover a conductive substrate and an inner wall and a top of a via hole penetrating a membrane and has a top surface at a same height as a top surface of the membrane; a second electrode layer which is disposed on a bottom surface of the conductive substrate to be spaced apart from the first electrode layer; and a top electrode which is disposed on the top surface of the membrane and which contacts the top surface of the first electrode layer.