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公开(公告)号:US11061125B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-13
申请号:US16035552
申请日:2018-07-13
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Kailiang Chen , Tyler S. Ralston , Keith G. Fife
IPC: H03K17/68 , G01S7/521 , H03K17/687 , G01S7/52 , G01S15/89
Abstract: Circuitry for ultrasound devices is described. A multilevel pulser is described, which can provide bipolar pulses of multiple levels. The multilevel pulser includes a pulsing circuit and pulser and feedback circuit. Symmetric switches are also described. The symmetric switches can be positioned as inputs to ultrasound receiving circuitry to block signals from the receiving circuitry.
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公开(公告)号:US20210167791A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-03
申请号:US17109946
申请日:2020-12-02
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Sewook Hwang , Nevada J. Sanchez
IPC: H03M1/12
Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to an ultrasound device having a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to operate with a first ADC clock signal having a first timing delay and a second ADC configured to operate with a second ADC clock signal having a second timing delay. The first timing delay and the second timing delay may be different. The ultrasound device may further include delay control circuitry configured to control direct digital synthesis (DDS) circuitry to implement a first delay in ultrasound data from the first ADC and a second delay in ultrasound data from the second ADC. The first delay may correct for the first timing delay and the second delay may correct for the second timing delay.
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公开(公告)号:US11018068B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-25
申请号:US16502553
申请日:2019-07-03
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Jianwei Liu , Keith G. Fife
IPC: H01L23/31 , H01L23/498 , H01L21/56 , H01L23/00 , A61B8/00
Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses for packaging an ultrasound-on-a-chip. An ultrasound-on-a-chip may be coupled to a redistribution layer and to an interposer layer. Encapsulation may encapsulate the ultrasound-on-a-chip device and first metal pillars may extend through the encapsulation and electrically couple to the redistribution layer. Second metal pillars may extend through the interposer layer. The interposer layer may include aluminum nitride. The first metal pillars may be electrically coupled to the second metal pillars. A printed circuit board may be coupled to the interposer layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20210113188A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-22
申请号:US17088336
申请日:2020-11-03
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Keith G. Fife , Jianwei Liu
IPC: A61B8/00 , H01L41/293 , H01L41/113
Abstract: Vertical packaging configurations for ultrasound chips are described. Vertical packaging may involve use of integrated interconnects other than wires for wire bonding. Examples of such integrated interconnects include edge-contact vias, through silicon vias and conductive pillars. Edge-contact vias are vias defined in a trench formed in the ultrasound chip. Multiple vias may be provided for each trench, thus increasing the density of vias. Such vias enable electric access to the ultrasound transducers. Through silicon vias are formed through the silicon handle and provide access from the bottom surface of the ultrasound chip. Conductive pillars, including copper pillars, are disposed around the perimeter of an ultrasound chip and provide access to the ultrasound transducers from the top surface of the chip. Use of these types of packaging techniques can enable a substantial reduction in the dimensions of an ultrasound device.
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公开(公告)号:US20210038193A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-11
申请号:US16988125
申请日:2020-08-07
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Jianwei Liu , Lingyun Miao , Sarp Satir
Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer device is provided. In some embodiments, the ultrasonic transducer device includes a substrate having a membrane support layer formed on a bottom cavity layer, and an opening in the membrane support layer so as to form a transducer cavity. In some embodiments, the opening comprises a truncated circle shape.
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公开(公告)号:US10857567B2
公开(公告)日:2020-12-08
申请号:US16011776
申请日:2018-06-19
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Amandeep Singh , Kailiang Chen , Tyler S. Ralston
Abstract: An ultrasound device is describe in which analog ultrasonic transducer output signal are directly converted to digital signals. The ultrasound device includes microfabricated ultrasonic transducers directly coupled to a sigma delta analog-to-digital converter in some instances. The direct digital conversion may allow for omission of undesirable analog processing stages in the ultrasound circuitry chain. In some situations, the ADC may be integrated on the same substrate as the ultrasound transducer.
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公开(公告)号:US20200372657A1
公开(公告)日:2020-11-26
申请号:US16880272
申请日:2020-05-21
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Igor Lovchinsky , Nathan Silberman
Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to automatically calculating and displaying a prediction of a collective opinion of a group of individuals regarding imaging data and/or an output based on the imaging data. In some embodiments, the prediction may be a prediction of the collective opinion of a group of individuals regarding the usability of imaging data, regarding a segmentation of an image, or regarding a measurement performed based on the imaging data.
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公开(公告)号:US10782269B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-22
申请号:US16109703
申请日:2018-08-22
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan M. Rothberg , Susan A. Alie , Keith G. Fife , Nevada J. Sanchez , Tyler S. Ralston
Abstract: Micromachined ultrasonic transducers integrated with complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) substrates are described, as well as methods of fabricating such devices. Fabrication may involve two separate wafer bonding steps. Wafer bonding may be used to fabricate sealed cavities in a substrate. Wafer bonding may also be used to bond the substrate to another substrate, such as a CMOS wafer. At least the second wafer bonding may be performed at a low temperature.
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公开(公告)号:US20200289094A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-17
申请号:US16889944
申请日:2020-06-02
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Matthew de Jonge , Robert Schneider , David Elgena , Alex Rothberg , Jonathan M. Rothberg , Michal Sofka , Tomer Gafner , Karl Thiele , Abraham Neben
IPC: A61B8/00 , G06K9/00 , G06K9/62 , G06K9/46 , A61B8/08 , A61B8/06 , G06T7/70 , G06T19/00 , A61B8/02 , G06T7/00 , G06T11/60 , G06K9/66
Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to techniques for guiding an operator to use an ultrasound device. Thereby, operators with little or no experience operating ultrasound devices may capture medically relevant ultrasound images and/or interpret the contents of the obtained ultrasound images. For example, some of the techniques disclosed herein may be used to identify a particular anatomical view of a subject to image with an ultrasound device, guide an operator of the ultrasound device to capture an ultrasound image of the subject that contains the particular anatomical view, and/or analyze the captured ultrasound image to identify medical information about the subject.
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公开(公告)号:US20200269280A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-27
申请号:US15930403
申请日:2020-05-12
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan M. Rothberg , Keith G. Fife , Gerard Schmid
IPC: B06B1/06 , B06B1/02 , H01L41/253 , H01L41/332 , H01L41/313 , A61B8/00
Abstract: Ultrasound devices including piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUTs) are described. Frequency tunable PMUT arrays are provided. The PMUTs may be formed on the same substrate or a different substrate than an integrated circuit substrate. The PMUTs may be formed in a variety of ways and from various suitable piezoelectric materials.
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