公开(公告)号：US20070016026A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-18

申请号：US11172599

申请日：2005-06-29

申请人： Kai Thomenius ,  Robert Wodnicki ,  Ye-Ming Li

发明人： Kai Thomenius ,  Robert Wodnicki ,  Ye-Ming Li

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： G10K11/341 ,  A61B8/56 ,  G01S7/5208

摘要： An ultrasonic transducer probe having a highly integrated interface circuit array. Low-voltage transmit control signals from the system are transmitted on the system transmit channels via the ultrasound probe cable and into the interface circuit array. These transmit control signals are routed through the interface circuit array using a dense switching matrix. Once the low-voltage transmit control signals reach individual cells within the interface array, they are decoded and used to control local high-voltage pulser circuits to drive individual ultrasound transducer elements made up of selected subelements that are co-integrated with the interface electronics. The interface cell circuitry further comprises a high-voltage transmit/receive switch, which is closed when the high-voltage pulser is transmitting to protect the low-voltage components.

摘要翻译： 具有高度集成的接口电路阵列的超声换能器探针。 来自系统的低电压发射控制信号通过超声探头电缆在系统发射通道上传输到接口电路阵列中。 这些发送控制信号使用密集的交换矩阵通过接口电路阵列路由。 一旦低压发射控制信号到达接口阵列内的单个小区，就将它们解码并用于控制本地高压脉冲发生器电路，以驱动由与接口电子器件共同集成的选定子元件组成的各个超声换能器元件。 接口单元电路还包括高压发射/接收开关，当高压脉冲发生器正在传输时，该高压发射/接收开关闭合以保护低电压部件。

公开(公告)号：US07293462B2

公开(公告)日：2007-11-13

申请号：US11028789

申请日：2005-01-04

申请人： Warren Lee ,  David Martin Mills ,  Glenn Scott Claydon ,  Kenneth Wayne Rigby ,  Wei-Cheng Tian ,  Ye-Ming Li ,  Jie Sun ,  Lowell Scott Smith ,  Stanley Chienwu Chu ,  Sam Yie-Sum Wong ,  Hyon-Jin Kwon

发明人： Warren Lee ,  David Martin Mills ,  Glenn Scott Claydon ,  Kenneth Wayne Rigby ,  Wei-Cheng Tian ,  Ye-Ming Li ,  Jie Sun ,  Lowell Scott Smith ,  Stanley Chienwu Chu ,  Sam Yie-Sum Wong ,  Hyon-Jin Kwon

IPC分类号： G01H11/00

CPC分类号： H04R23/00 ,  B06B1/0292

摘要： A device comprising an array of sensors and a multiplicity of bus lines, each sensor being electrically connected to a respective bus line and comprising a respective multiplicity of groups of micromachined sensor cells, the sensor cell groups of a particular sensor being electrically coupled to each other via the bus line to which that sensor is connected, each sensor cell group comprising a respective multiplicity of micromachined sensor cells that are electrically interconnected to each other and not switchably disconnectable from each other, the device further comprising means for isolating any one of the sensor cell groups from its associated bus line and in response to any one of the micromachined sensor cells of that sensor cell group being short-circuited to ground. In one implementation, the isolating means comprise a multiplicity of fuses. In another implementation, the isolating means comprise a multiplicity of short circuit protection modules, each module comprising a current sensor circuit and an electrical isolation switch.

摘要翻译： 一种包括传感器阵列和多条总线线路的设备，每个传感器电连接到相应的总线，并且包括相应多个微机械传感器单元组，特定传感器的传感器单元组彼此电耦合 通过连接该传感器的总线，每个传感器单元组包括彼此电互连并且不可切换地彼此分离的相应多个微机械传感器单元，该装置还包括用于隔离传感器 来自其相关联的总线线路的单元组以及响应于该传感器单元组的微机械传感器单元中的任一个被短路到地。 在一个实施方案中，隔离装置包括多个保险丝。 在另一实施方案中，隔离装置包括多个短路保护模块，每个模块包括电流传感器电路和电隔离开关。

公开(公告)号：US20060145059A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-06

申请号：US11028789

申请日：2005-01-04

申请人： Warren Lee ,  David Mills ,  Glenn Claydon ,  Kenneth Rigby ,  Wei-Cheng Tian ,  Ye-Ming Li ,  Jie Sun ,  Lowell Smith ,  Stanley Chu ,  Sam Wong ,  Hyon-Jin Kwon

发明人： Warren Lee ,  David Mills ,  Glenn Claydon ,  Kenneth Rigby ,  Wei-Cheng Tian ,  Ye-Ming Li ,  Jie Sun ,  Lowell Smith ,  Stanley Chu ,  Sam Wong ,  Hyon-Jin Kwon

IPC分类号： H01J40/14 ,  G01J1/42 ,  H03F3/08

CPC分类号： H04R23/00 ,  B06B1/0292

摘要： A device comprising an array of sensors and a multiplicity of bus lines, each sensor being electrically connected to a respective bus line and comprising a respective multiplicity of groups of micromachined sensor cells, the sensor cell groups of a particular sensor being electrically coupled to each other via the bus line to which that sensor is connected, each sensor cell group comprising a respective multiplicity of micromachined sensor cells that are electrically interconnected to each other and not switchably disconnectable from each other, the device further comprising means for isolating any one of the sensor cell groups from its associated bus line and in response to any one of the micromachined sensor cells of that sensor cell group being short-circuited to ground. In one implementation, the isolating means comprise a multiplicity of fuses. In another implementation, the isolating means comprise a multiplicity of short circuit protection modules, each module comprising a current sensor circuit and an electrical isolation switch.

摘要翻译： 一种包括传感器阵列和多条总线线路的设备，每个传感器电连接到相应的总线，并且包括相应多个微机械传感器单元组，特定传感器的传感器单元组彼此电耦合 通过连接该传感器的总线，每个传感器单元组包括彼此电互连并且不可切换地彼此分离的相应多个微机械传感器单元，该装置还包括用于隔离传感器 来自其相关联的总线线路的单元组以及响应于该传感器单元组的微机械传感器单元中的任一个被短路到地。 在一个实施方案中，隔离装置包括多个保险丝。 在另一实施方案中，隔离装置包括多个短路保护模块，每个模块包括电流传感器电路和电隔离开关。

公开(公告)号：US07775979B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-17

申请号：US11172599

申请日：2005-06-29

申请人： Kai E. Thomenius ,  Robert Gideon Wodnicki ,  Ye-Ming Li

发明人： Kai E. Thomenius ,  Robert Gideon Wodnicki ,  Ye-Ming Li

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： G10K11/341 ,  A61B8/56 ,  G01S7/5208

摘要： An ultrasonic transducer probe having a highly integrated interface circuit array. Low-voltage transmit control signals from the system are transmitted on the system transmit channels via the ultrasound probe cable and into the interface circuit array. These transmit control signals are routed through the interface circuit array using a dense switching matrix. Once the low-voltage transmit control signals reach individual cells within the interface array, they are decoded and used to control local high-voltage pulser circuits to drive individual ultrasound transducer elements made up of selected subelements that are co-integrated with the interface electronics. The interface cell circuitry further comprises a high-voltage transmit/receive switch, which is closed when the high-voltage pulser is transmitting to protect the low-voltage components.

摘要翻译： 具有高度集成的接口电路阵列的超声换能器探针。 来自系统的低电压发射控制信号通过超声探头电缆在系统发射通道上传输到接口电路阵列中。 这些发送控制信号使用密集的交换矩阵通过接口电路阵列路由。 一旦低压发射控制信号到达接口阵列内的单个小区，就将它们解码并用于控制本地高压脉冲发生器电路，以驱动由与接口电子器件共同集成的选定子元件组成的各个超声换能器元件。 接口单元电路还包括高压发射/接收开关，当高压脉冲发生器正在传输时，该高压发射/接收开关闭合以保护低电压部件。

公开(公告)号：US20060004289A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-05

申请号：US10881924

申请日：2004-06-30

申请人： Wei-Cheng Tian ,  Warren Lee ,  Lowell Smith ,  Ye-Ming Li ,  Jie Sun

发明人： Wei-Cheng Tian ,  Warren Lee ,  Lowell Smith ,  Ye-Ming Li ,  Jie Sun

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： B06B1/0292 ,  B06B2201/76

摘要： A capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer (cMUT) comprises a lower electrode. Furthermore, the cMUT includes a diaphragm disposed adjacent to the lower electrode such that a gap having a first gap width is formed between the diaphragm and the lower electrode. Additionally, the cMUT includes at least one element formed in the gap, where the at least one element is arranged to provide a second gap width between the diaphragm and the lower electrode.

摘要翻译： 电容微加工超声换能器（cMUT）包括下电极。 此外，cMUT包括邻近下电极设置的隔膜，使得在隔膜和下电极之间形成具有第一间隙宽度的间隙。 此外，cMUT包括形成在间隙中的至少一个元件，其中至少一个元件布置成在隔膜和下电极之间提供第二间隙宽度。