JP2012503355A - 容量性マイクロマシン超音波トランスデューサ - Google Patents
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- 容量性マイクロマシン超音波トランスデューサであって、
シリコン基板と、
キャビティと、
前記シリコン基板と前記キャビティとの間に配される第1の電極であって、前記キャビティより下に配される第1の電極と、
前記キャビティより上に、前記第1の電極と対向して配されるメンブレンと、
前記キャビティより上に、前記第1の電極と対向して配される第2の電極であって、前記第2の電極は、前記メンブレン内に又はその近傍に配され、前記第1の電極及び前記第2の電極は、電圧を供給されるように構成される、第2の電極と、
前記第1の電極と前記第2の電極との間に配される第1の絶縁層であって、誘電体を含む第1の絶縁層と、
を有するトランスデューサ。 - 前記トランスデューサは、前記第2の電極と前記キャビティとの間に配される第2の絶縁層を有し、前記第1の絶縁層は、前記第1の電極と前記キャビティとの間に配され、前記第2の絶縁層は、誘電体を含む、請求項1に記載のトランスデューサ。
- 前記第1の絶縁層は、第1のサブレイヤを有し、前記第1のサブレイヤは、酸化物を含む、請求項1又は2に記載のトランスデューサ。
- 前記誘電体は、窒化物、酸化アルミニウム又は酸化ハフニウムを含む層のような高k層である、請求項1乃至3のいずれか1項に記載のトランスデューサ。
- 前記第1の絶縁層は、第1のサブレイヤを有し、前記第1のサブレイヤは、少なくとも5nmの厚さを有する、請求項1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載のトランスデューサ。
- 前記第1の絶縁層は、酸化物を含む第1のサブレイヤ及び窒化物を含む第2のサブレイヤを有する、請求項1乃至5のいずれか1項に記載のトランスデューサ。
- 前記第1の絶縁層は、酸化物を含む第1のサブレイヤ、窒化物を含む第2のサブレイヤ及び酸化物を含む第3のサブレイヤを有する、請求項1乃至6のいずれか1項に記載のトランスデューサ。
- 前記第1の絶縁層は、金属を含む第1のサブレイヤ、酸化物を含む第2のサブレイヤ及び窒化物を含む第3のサブレイヤを有する、請求項1乃至5のいずれか1項に記載のトランスデューサ。
- 前記第2のサブレイヤは、前記第1のサブレイヤと前記第3のサブレイヤとの間に配される、請求項7又は8のいずれか1項に記載のトランスデューサ。
- 前記キャビティは、真空キャビティであり、又は1気圧以下の圧力を有する、請求項1乃至9のいずれか1項に記載のトランスデューサ。
- 前記第2の電極が、前記メンブレンに組み込まれている、請求項1乃至10のいずれか1項に記載のトランスデューサ。
- 前記トランスデューサは、崩壊トランスデューサタイプ、事前崩壊トランスデューサタイプ、屈曲トランスデューサタイプ及びこれらのタイプの組み合わせを含むトランスデューサタイプのグループからの少なくとも1つのトランスデューサタイプである、請求項1乃至11のいずれか1項に記載のトランスデューサ。
- 超音波を生成し又は検出するシステムであって、請求項1乃至12のいずれか1項に記載のトランスデューサを有するシステム。
- 請求項1乃至12のいずれか1項に記載のトランスデューサの線形アレイ又は2次元アレイを有する、請求項13に記載のシステム。
- 請求項1乃至12のいずれか1項に記載のトランスデューサを製造する方法であって、CMOS製造プロセスを用いて前記トランスデューサを製造するステップを含み、前記トランスデューサは、CMOSプロセスの間の後処理フィーチャとして製造されることができる、方法。
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