公开(公告)号：US20060116584A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-01

申请号：US10537891

申请日：2003-11-24

申请人： Wojtek Sudol ,  Ed Gurrie ,  Bernard Savord ,  Martha Wilson ,  Showna Chang

发明人： Wojtek Sudol ,  Ed Gurrie ,  Bernard Savord ,  Martha Wilson ,  Showna Chang

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/12

摘要： Ultrasonic transducers having a reduced size in comparison with prior art ultrasonic transducers and including a thermally-conductive body, a flexible circuit bent at least partially around the body, an acoustic assembly arranged on the flexible circuit and electronic components for controlling the acoustic assembly to transmit and receive ultrasonic waves. Signal transmission lines, such as coax wires, are coupled to the flexible circuit such that the electronic components, the acoustic assembly and the signal transmission lines are connected in a circuit defined in part by the flexible circuit. By bending the flexible circuit with the acoustic assembly, and optionally the electronic components, arranged thereon about the body, they are positioned in a vertical configuration which allows for a compact transducer which has a small, even miniature size in comparison to prior art ultrasonic transducers.

摘要翻译： 超声波换能器与现有技术的超声换能器相比具有减小的尺寸，并且包括导热体，至少部分地围绕身体弯曲的柔性电路，布置在柔性电路上的声学组件和用于控制声学组件传输的电子部件 并接收超声波。 诸如同轴电缆的信号传输线耦合到柔性电路，使得电子部件，声学组件和信号传输线在由柔性电路部分限定的电路中连接。 通过使用声学组件和可选地在其上布置在其上的电子部件弯曲柔性电路，它们被定位成垂直构造，其允许与现有技术的超声换能器相比具有小的，甚至微小尺寸的紧凑型换能器 。

公开(公告)号：US20060253027A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-09

申请号：US10558729

申请日：2004-05-27

申请人： Showna Chang ,  Howell Schwartz ,  Carmine Decicco ,  David Doub ,  Bernard Savord ,  Francis Gurrie

发明人： Showna Chang ,  Howell Schwartz ,  Carmine Decicco ,  David Doub ,  Bernard Savord ,  Francis Gurrie

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  G01H3/00 ,  G10K11/004 ,  H01L2924/19107

摘要： A method and a system for using redundant wire bonds (24) for increasing the reliability of ultrasound transducers is disclosed. An ultrasound transducer assembly having an ultrasound transducer, an integrated circuit (20), a plurality of wires (24), and a plurality of bond pads is provided. The integrated circuit includes enlarged lead pads for receiving redundant wire bonds. The ultrasoundtransducer includes a plurality of bond pads configured to receive the redundant wire bonds. Connecting wires, forming signal paths, connect the enlarged lead pads with the bond pads.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于增加超声波换能器可靠性的冗余线接合（24）的方法和系统。 提供了具有超声波换能器，集成电路（20），多条电线（24）和多个接合焊盘的超声波换能器组件。 集成电路包括用于接收冗余引线键的扩大引线板。 超声波传感器包括被配置为接收冗余线接合的多个接合焊盘。 连接导线，形成信号路径，将扩大的引线焊盘与焊盘连接。