Ultrasound transducer
AssigneeMethod AI, Inc.
InventorsJeremy Brown, Charles D. Emery, Andrea Felling, Jonathan Fincke, Katherine Latham, David P. Nelson
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Abstract
An ultrasound transducer may include a printed circuit board (PCB) and a transducer array. The transducer array may include a, an array of Piezo resistive elements supported by the substrate, at least one connector footing supported by the substrate, electrically conductive lines connected to the piezoresistive elements, and an array of connectors electrically connected to the printed circuit board and to the electrically conductive lines. The at least one connector footing supports the array of connectors.
Claims20
An ultrasound transducer comprising:
- a printed circuit board (PCB);
- a transducer array comprising:
- a substrate;
- an array of Piezo resistive elements supported by the substrate;
- at least one connector footing supported by the substrate;
- electrically conductive lines connected to the piezoresistive elements;
- and
- an array of connectors electrically connected to the printed circuit board and to the electrically conductive lines, wherein the at least one connector footing supports the array of connectors.
A method for forming an ultrasound transducer, the method comprising:
- forming an array of Piezo resistive elements on a substrate;
- forming at least one connector footing on the substrate;
- forming an array of connectors on the at least one connector footing;
- electrically connecting the array of Piezo resistive elements to the array of connectors;
- and
- electrically connecting the array of connectors to a printed circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.