TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARRAY OF CMOS CONTROL ELEMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20170322291A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-09

    申请号:US15294130

    申请日:2016-10-14

    Abstract: An electronic device includes a plurality of CMOS control elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, where each CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements includes two semiconductor devices. The plurality of CMOS control elements include a first subset of CMOS control elements, each CMOS control element of the first subset of CMOS control elements including a semiconductor device of a first class and a semiconductor device of a second class, and a second subset of CMOS control elements, each CMOS control element of the second subset of CMOS control elements including a semiconductor device of the first class and a semiconductor device of a third class. The plurality of CMOS control elements are arranged in the two-dimensional array such that CMOS semiconductor devices of the first class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the first class, CMOS semiconductor devices of the second class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the second class, and CMOS semiconductor devices of the third class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the third class.

    AN ULTRASONIC SENSING DEVICE
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190043920A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-07

    申请号:US15670976

    申请日:2017-08-07

    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a CMOS substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. A plurality of ultrasonic transducers is provided having a transmit/receive surface. A contact surface is piezoelectrically associated with the plurality of ultrasonic transducers and is formed on the first surface of the CMOS substrate. The plurality of ultrasonic transducers is disposed on the second surface of the CMOS substrate, with the transmit/receive side attached to the second surface thereof such that the CMOS substrate is between the plurality of ultrasonic transducers and the platen. An image sensing system is also provided, together with a method for ultrasonic sensing in the electronic device.

    TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARRAY OF CMOS CONTROL ELEMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20170322292A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-09

    申请号:US15294186

    申请日:2016-10-14

    Abstract: An electronic device includes a plurality of CMOS control elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, where each CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements includes semiconductor devices. The plurality of CMOS control elements each including a PMOS semiconductor device portion comprising a high voltage PMOS device and a low voltage PMOS device and an NMOS semiconductor device portion comprising a high voltage NMOS device and a low voltage NMOS device. The plurality of CMOS control elements are arranged in the two-dimensional array such that the PMOS semiconductor device portion of a CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements is only adjacent to other PMOS semiconductor device portions of adjacent CMOS control elements of the plurality of CMOS control elements, and such that the NMOS semiconductor device portion of a CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements is only adjacent to other NMOS semiconductor device portions of adjacent CMOS control elements of the plurality of CMOS control elements.

    TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARRAY OF CMOS CONTROL ELEMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20190247887A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-15

    申请号:US16395045

    申请日:2019-04-25

    Abstract: An electronic device includes a plurality of CMOS control elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, where each CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements includes two semiconductor devices. The plurality of CMOS control elements include a first subset of CMOS control elements, each CMOS control element of the first subset of CMOS control elements including a semiconductor device of a first class and a semiconductor device of a second class, and a second subset of CMOS control elements, each CMOS control element of the second subset of CMOS control elements including a semiconductor device of the first class and a semiconductor device of a third class. The plurality of CMOS control elements are arranged in the two-dimensional array such that CMOS semiconductor devices of the first class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the first class, CMOS semiconductor devices of the second class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the second class, and CMOS semiconductor devices of the third class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the third class.

    OPERATING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARRAY OF ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS

    公开(公告)号:US20170322305A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-09

    申请号:US15266673

    申请日:2016-09-15

    Abstract: In a method of operating a two-dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers, a plurality of array positions comprising pluralities of ultrasonic transducers of the two-dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers is defined, the plurality of array positions each comprising a portion of ultrasonic transducers of the two dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers. For each array position of the plurality of array positions, a plurality of ultrasonic transducers associated with the respective array position are activated. The activation includes transmitting ultrasonic signals from a first group of ultrasonic transducers of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, wherein at least some ultrasonic transducers of the first group of ultrasonic transducers are phase delayed with respect to other ultrasonic transducers of the first group of ultrasonic transducers, the first group of ultrasonic transducers for forming a focused ultrasonic beam. The activation also includes receiving reflected ultrasonic signals at a second group of ultrasonic transducers of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers.

    IMAGE GENERATION IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS

    公开(公告)号:US20190005300A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-03

    申请号:US15636479

    申请日:2017-06-28

    Abstract: A method for generating a composite image having an increased image pixel density by an array of ultrasonic transducers having a given spatial density is provided. The method comprises capturing a first set of pixels at an ultrasonic sensor using a first beamforming pattern, wherein the first beamforming pattern comprises a first pattern of ultrasonic transducers of the ultrasonic sensor. The method further comprises capturing a second set of pixels at the ultrasonic sensor using a second beamforming pattern, wherein the second beamforming pattern comprises a second pattern of ultrasonic transducers. The first beamforming pattern and the second beamforming pattern are different. Pixels of the second set of pixels correspond to positions between pixels of the first set of pixels. The method additionally comprises combining the first and second sets of pixels to form the composite image. An electronic device and a method of generating an image of a fingerprint are also provided.

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