公开(公告)号：US06715120B1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-30

申请号：US09561334

申请日：2000-04-28

申请人： Stephen Michael Hladik ,  Abdallah Mahmoud Itani ,  Nick Andrew Van Stralen ,  Robert Gideon Wodnicki ,  John Anderson Fergus Ross

发明人： Stephen Michael Hladik ,  Abdallah Mahmoud Itani ,  Nick Andrew Van Stralen ,  Robert Gideon Wodnicki ,  John Anderson Fergus Ross

IPC分类号： H03M1329

CPC分类号： H03M13/3905 ,  H03M13/2957 ,  H03M13/3933 ,  H03M13/3972

摘要： A turbo decoder system utilizing a MAP decoding algorithm has a predetermined number of turbo decoder modules for decoding segments of a turbo code component code word in parallel, thereby expanding the block-length and data rate capability of the turbo decoder. Upon completion of any half iteration of the MAP decoding algorithm, the a posteriori bit probability estimates are provided to an interleave/de-interleave-and-convert-data function block wherein they are re-ordered, segmented, used to modify the original received data samples, and provided back to the respective turbo decoder modules as input data samples for the systematic bits. Decoding continues in this manner until a predetermined number of half iterations is performed, and data decisions are made on the final a posteriori estimates.

摘要翻译： 利用MAP解码算法的turbo解码器系统具有预定数量的turbo解码器模块，用于并行地解码turbo码分量码字的段，从而扩展turbo解码器的块长度和数据速率能力。 在完成MAP解码算法的任何半迭代之后，将后验比特概率估计提供给交织/解交织和转换数据功能块，其中它们被重新排序，分段，用于修改原始接收 数据样本，并提供给相应的turbo解码器模块作为系统比特的输入数据样本。 以这种方式继续解码直到执行预定数量的半迭代，并且对最后的后验估计进行数据判定。

公开(公告)号：US08961421B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-24

申请号：US11737414

申请日：2007-04-19

申请人： Robert Gideon Wodnicki

发明人： Robert Gideon Wodnicki

IPC分类号： A61B8/14 ,  G01S7/52

CPC分类号： G01S7/52017 ,  Y10T307/74 ,  Y10T307/858

摘要： A transceiver for use in an ultrasound system is provided. The transceiver is configured to operate in a transmit mode and a receive mode. The transceiver comprises a high voltage switch, a low voltage switch and a resistor coupled to the high voltage switch and the low voltage switch.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于超声系统的收发器。 收发器被配置为在发送模式和接收模式下操作。 收发器包括高压开关，低压开关和耦合到高压开关和低压开关的电阻器。

公开(公告)号：US20110028845A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-03

申请号：US12534099

申请日：2009-07-31

申请人： Bruno Hans Haider ,  Kjell Kristoffersen ,  Robert Gideon Wodnicki

发明人： Bruno Hans Haider ,  Kjell Kristoffersen ,  Robert Gideon Wodnicki

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： G10K11/345 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/0883 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/483 ,  G01S7/52019 ,  G01S15/8909 ,  G01S15/8915

摘要： An ultrasound transducer probe is disclosed comprising: an array of ultrasound transducer elements, each ultrasound transducer element associated with a corresponding unit transducer cell for providing transmit and receive functions, each unit transducer cell including a cell transmit/receive switch connected to a low voltage switch matrix via a low voltage transmit path; and a plurality of microelectronic cross-point switches for switching an externally generated analog transmit signal to one or more of the low voltage transmit paths.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种超声换能器探头，其包括：超声波换能器元件阵列，每个超声换能器元件与相应的单元换能器单元相关联，用于提供发射和接收功能，每个单位换能器单元包括连接到低压开关的单元发射/接收开关 矩阵通过低电压发射路径; 以及用于将外部产生的模拟发射信号切换到一个或多个低电压发射路径的多个微电子交叉点开关。

公开(公告)号：US20100020645A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-28

申请号：US12180873

申请日：2008-07-28

申请人： Robert Gideon Wodnicki ,  Scott Daniel Cogan

发明人： Robert Gideon Wodnicki ,  Scott Daniel Cogan

IPC分类号： H04R17/00

CPC分类号： B06B1/0629 ,  G01S7/5208 ,  G01S15/8927 ,  G10K11/004

摘要： A method for dynamically reconfiguring elements in an ultrasound transducer array is provided. The method includes defining two or more groups of the elements in the array, wherein each element individually comprises a first switch, and a second switch; providing boundary definitions information to the elements in the array to define boundaries for the two or more groups; and locally determining switch configuration state within the array for the first and second switch of one or more elements based on the boundary definitions. Further, a switch matrix configured to locally determine switch settings is provided. Furthermore, a system comprising an array of ultrasonic transducer subelements is provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于动态重新配置超声换能器阵列中的元件的方法。 该方法包括定义阵列中的两组或多组元件，其中每个元件分别包括第一开关和第二开关; 向阵列中的元素提供边界定义信息以定义两个或更多个组的边界; 并且基于边界定义，本地确定阵列内的开关配置状态用于一个或多个元件的第一和第二开关。 此外，提供了配置成局部地确定开关设置的开关矩阵。 此外，提供了包括超声波换能器子元件阵列的系统。

公开(公告)号：US07451651B2

公开(公告)日：2008-11-18

申请号：US11636822

申请日：2006-12-11

申请人： Charles Gerard Woychik ,  Rayette Ann Fisher ,  David Martin Mills ,  Scott Cogan ,  David Richard Esler ,  Robert Gideon Wodnicki ,  Jeffrey Scott Erlbaum

发明人： Charles Gerard Woychik ,  Rayette Ann Fisher ,  David Martin Mills ,  Scott Cogan ,  David Richard Esler ,  Robert Gideon Wodnicki ,  Jeffrey Scott Erlbaum

IPC分类号： G01N29/00

CPC分类号： G01D11/245 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  B06B1/0629 ,  G01N29/2437 ,  G01N2291/106 ,  H01L2224/05001 ,  H01L2224/05009 ,  H01L2224/0557 ,  H01L2224/05571 ,  H01L2224/05647 ,  H01L2224/05655 ,  H01L2224/05666 ,  H01L2224/16145 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/73257 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/01322 ,  Y10T29/49004 ,  Y10T29/49007 ,  H01L2924/00 ,  H01L2224/05099

摘要： A modular sensor assembly and methods of fabricating a modular sensor assembly are provided. The modular sensor assembly includes a sensor array coupled to an electronics array in a stacked configuration. The sensor array comprises a plurality of sensor modules, each comprising a plurality of sensor sub-arrays. The electronics array comprises a plurality of integrated circuit modules, each comprising a plurality of integrated circuit chips. The sensor modules may be coupled to the electronics modules via flip chip technology.

公开(公告)号：US07443765B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-28

申请号：US11018238

申请日：2004-12-21

申请人： Kai Erik Thomenius ,  Rayette Ann Fisher ,  Robert Gideon Wodnicki ,  Christopher Robert Hazard ,  Lowell Scott Smith ,  Bruno Hans Haider ,  Kenneth Wayne Rigby

发明人： Kai Erik Thomenius ,  Rayette Ann Fisher ,  Robert Gideon Wodnicki ,  Christopher Robert Hazard ,  Lowell Scott Smith ,  Bruno Hans Haider ,  Kenneth Wayne Rigby

IPC分类号： G10K11/00 ,  H04R17/00

CPC分类号： B06B1/0292 ,  A61B2562/028 ,  G01N29/0609 ,  G01N29/069 ,  G01N29/245 ,  G01N2291/0423 ,  G01N2291/106

摘要： A reconfigurable linear array of sensors (e.g., optical, thermal, pressure, ultrasonic). The reconfigurability allows the size and spacing of the sensor elements to be a function of the distance from the beam center. This feature improves performance for imaging systems having a limited channel count. The improved performance, for applications in which multiple transmit focal zones are employed, arises from the ability to adjust the aperture for a particular depth.

摘要翻译： 传感器的可重构线性阵列（例如光学，热学，压力，超声波）。 可重新配置允许传感器元件的尺寸和间距是与梁中心距离的函数。 该功能提高了具有有限通道数的成像系统的性能。 对于使用多个透射聚焦区域的应用而言，改进的性能来自于为特定深度调整孔径的能力。

公开(公告)号：US07313053B2

公开(公告)日：2007-12-25

申请号：US10978012

申请日：2004-10-29

申请人： Robert Gideon Wodnicki

发明人： Robert Gideon Wodnicki

IPC分类号： H04R17/00 ,  G01S7/521

CPC分类号： B06B1/0625 ,  A61B8/13 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  H03K17/102 ,  H03K17/6874

摘要： A scanning architecture that makes it possible to update only those ultrasonic transducer subelements of a mosaic transducer array that change from view to view. The configuration of the switch matrix is fully programmable. The switch matrix includes access switches that connect subelements to bus lines and matrix switches that connect subelements to subelements. Each subelement has a unit switch cell associated therewith, each unit switch cell comprising at least one access switch, at least one matrix switch, and addressing and control logic. Optionally, each unit switch cell also includes latches for storing the future switch states of the switches to be programmed. The switches themselves have memory for storing their current switch states.

摘要翻译： 扫描架构，使得只能更新马赛克换能器阵列的从视图变化到视图的那些超声换能器子元件成为可能。 开关矩阵的配置是完全可编程的。 开关矩阵包括将子元件连接到总线线路的接入开关和将子元件连接到子元件的矩阵开关。 每个子元件具有与其相关联的单元开关单元，每个单元开关单元包括至少一个存取开关，至少一个矩阵开关以及寻址和控制逻辑。 可选地，每个单元开关单元还包括用于存储要编程的开关的未来开关状态的锁存器。 开关本身具有用于存储其当前开关状态的存储器。

公开(公告)号：US06956426B2

公开(公告)日：2005-10-18

申请号：US10988024

申请日：2004-11-12

申请人： Robert Gideon Wodnicki

发明人： Robert Gideon Wodnicki

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  H03K17/10 ,  H03K17/687 ,  H03K17/16

CPC分类号： H03K17/102 ,  H03K17/6874

摘要： An integrated high-voltage switching circuit includes a switch having ON and OFF states and having a parasitic gate capacitance. The switch consists of a pair of DMOS transistors integrated back to back and having a shared gate terminal, the drains of the DMOS transistors being connected to the input and output terminals of the switch respectively. The switching circuit further includes a turn-on circuit comprising a PMOS transistor having its drain connected to the shared gate terminal of the switch via a first diode, having its source connected to a global switch gate bias voltage terminal from which the PMOS transistor draws current, and having its gate electrically coupled to a switch gate control terminal that receives a switch gate control voltage input. The switch transitions from the OFF state to the ON state in response to a first transition of the switch gate control voltage input that causes the PMOS transistor to turn on, and the switch remains in the ON state in response to a second transition of the switch gate control voltage input that causes the PMOS transistor to turn off. The DMOS transistors turn on in response to the shared gate being coupled to the switch gate bias voltage when the PMOS transistor turns on.

摘要翻译： 集成的高压开关电路包括具有ON和OFF状态并具有寄生栅极电容的开关。 开关由一对背对背集成的DMOS晶体管组成，具有共用栅极端子，DMOS晶体管的漏极分别连接到开关的输入和输出端子。 开关电路还包括导通电路，其包括PMOS晶体管，其PMOS的漏极经由第一二极管连接到开关的共享栅极端子，其源极连接到全局开关栅极偏置电压端子，PMOS晶体管从该栅极偏置电压端子吸取电流 并且其栅极电耦合到接收开关栅极控制电压输入的开关栅极控制端子。 响应于导致PMOS晶体管导通的开关栅极控制电压输入的第一跃迁，开关从OFF状态转变到ON状态，并且开关响应于开关的第二过渡而保持在ON状态 栅极控制电压输入使PMOS晶体管关断。 当PMOS晶体管导通时，DMOS晶体管响应于共享栅极耦合到开关栅极偏置电压而导通。

公开(公告)号：US08659148B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-25

申请号：US12956194

申请日：2010-11-30

申请人： John Eric Tkaczyk ,  Lowell Scott Smith ,  Charles Edward Baumgartner ,  Robert Gideon Wodnicki ,  Rayette Ann Fisher ,  Charles Gerard Woychik ,  Robert Stephen Lewandowski

发明人： John Eric Tkaczyk ,  Lowell Scott Smith ,  Charles Edward Baumgartner ,  Robert Gideon Wodnicki ,  Rayette Ann Fisher ,  Charles Gerard Woychik ,  Robert Stephen Lewandowski

IPC分类号： H01L23/34

CPC分类号： H01L27/20 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  H01L27/14634 ,  H01L27/14658 ,  H01L2224/16225 ,  H01L2924/01322 ,  H01L2924/1461 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A method for forming a tileable detector array is presented. The method includes forming a detector module, where forming the detector module includes providing a sensor array having a first side and a second side, where the sensor array includes a first plurality of contact pads disposed on the second side of the sensor array, disposing the sensor array on an interconnect layer, where the interconnect layer includes a redistribution layer having a first side and a second side, where the redistribution layer includes a second plurality of contact pads disposed on the first side, an integrated circuit having a plurality of through vias disposed therethrough, where a first side of the integrated circuit is operationally coupled to the second side of the redistribution layer, where the sensor array is disposed on the interconnect layer such that the first plurality of contact pads on the second side of the sensor array are aligned with the second plurality of contact pads on the first side of the redistribution layer, operationally coupling the first plurality of contact pads on the second side of the sensor array to the second plurality of contact pads on the redistribution layer to form a sensor stack, coupling the sensor stack to a substrate to form the detector module, and tiling a plurality of detector modules on a second substrate to form the tileable detector array.

摘要翻译： 提出了一种形成可瓦片检测器阵列的方法。 该方法包括形成检测器模块，其中形成检测器模块包括提供具有第一侧和第二侧的传感器阵列，其中传感器阵列包括设置在传感器阵列的第二侧上的第一组多个接触垫， 传感器阵列，其中所述互连层包括具有第一侧和第二侧的再分配层，其中所述再分布层包括设置在所述第一侧上的第二多个接触焊盘，具有多个通孔的集成电路 其中集成电路的第一侧可操作地耦合到再分布层的第二侧，其中传感器阵列设置在互连层上，使得传感器阵列的第二侧上的第一组多个接触焊盘是 与再分配层的第一侧上的第二多个接触焊盘对准，可操作地连接冷杉 传感器阵列的第二侧上的多个接触焊盘连接到再分配层上的第二多个接触焊盘，以形成传感器堆叠，将传感器堆叠耦合到衬底以形成检测器模块，并且平铺多个检测器模块 在第二基板上形成可瓦片检测器阵列。

公开(公告)号：US20130257224A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-03

申请号：US13433422

申请日：2012-03-29

申请人： Robert Gideon Wodnicki ,  Charles Edward Baumgartner ,  David Martin Mills ,  Kevin Matthew Durocher ,  William Hullinger Huber ,  George Charles Sogoian ,  Christopher James Kapusta

发明人： Robert Gideon Wodnicki ,  Charles Edward Baumgartner ,  David Martin Mills ,  Kevin Matthew Durocher ,  William Hullinger Huber ,  George Charles Sogoian ,  Christopher James Kapusta

IPC分类号： H01L41/04 ,  H01L41/113 ,  H01L41/22 ,  H01L41/047

CPC分类号： B06B1/0622 ,  H01L41/338 ,  H01L2224/16225 ,  H01L2224/32225 ,  H01L2224/73204 ,  H01L2924/1433 ,  H01L2924/15321 ,  Y10T29/42 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： An ultrasound acoustic assembly includes a number of ultrasound acoustic arrays, each array comprising an acoustic stack comprising a piezoelectric layer assembled with at least one acoustic impedance dematching layer and with a support layer. The acoustic stack defines a number of dicing kerfs and a number of acoustic elements, such that the dicing kerfs are formed between neighboring ones of the acoustic elements. The dicing kerfs extend through the piezoelectric layer and through the acoustic impedance dematching layer(s) but extend only partially through the support layer. The ultrasound acoustic assembly further includes a number of application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die. Each ultrasound acoustic array is coupled to a respective ASIC die to form a respective acoustic-electric transducer module. Methods of manufacture are also provided.

摘要翻译： 超声波声学组件包括多个超声波阵列，每个阵列包括声叠层，声堆叠包括与至少一个声阻抗分配层和支撑层组装的压电层。 声学堆叠限定了多个切割切口和多个声学元件，使得切割切口形成在相邻的声学元件之间。 切割切口延伸穿过压电层并通过声阻抗分层，但仅部分延伸穿过支撑层。 超声波组件还包括许多专用集成电路（ASIC）芯片。 每个超声波阵列耦合到相应的ASIC管芯，以形成相应的声电传感器模块。 还提供了制造方法。