Ultraschallwandler und System

Details

Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP3957407

Aktenzeichen

EP20192148

Anmeldetag

21. August 2020

Veröffentlichung

26. März 2025

Erteilung

26. März 2025

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

B81C1/00B06B1/02B06B1/06G10K11/34

Abstract

An ultrasound transducer comprising:an array of ultrasound transducing elements;a plurality of transducer drive lines;an array of control circuits, wherein each individual control circuit of the array of control circuits comprises a drive switch and a memory element, the drive switch being a switch having an on-state and an off-state, the drive switch comprising at least one thin-film transistor, the memory element being configured to store and control the state of the drive switch;wherein each individual ultrasound transducing element of the array of ultrasound transducing elements has one associated control circuit of the array of control circuits and one associated transducer drive line of the plurality of transducer drive lines, wherein the ultrasound transducer is configured to, for each individual ultrasound transducing element:drive the individual ultrasound transducing element by the associated transducer drive line when the drive switch of the associated control circuit is in the on-state.

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Firma

Imec VZW

Land

🇧🇪 Belgien

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