A low pull-in SU-8 based Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer for medical imaging applications

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Joseph ◽  
Shiv Govind Singh ◽  
Siva Rama Krishna Vanjari
Keyword(s):  
Medical Imaging ◽  
Ultrasonic Transducer ◽  
Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer

Medical imaging using capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer arrays

Ultrasonics ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 40 (1-8) ◽  
pp. 471-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Johnson ◽  
Ömer Oralkan ◽  
Utkan Demirci ◽  
Sanlı Ergun ◽  
Mustafa Karaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Imaging ◽  
Ultrasonic Transducer ◽  
Transducer Arrays ◽  
Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer

A finite element tool for the analysis and the design of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (cMUT) arrays for medical imaging

2008 ◽  
Vol 123 (5) ◽  
pp. 3375-3375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Caronti ◽  
Giosue' Caliano ◽  
Philipp Gatta ◽  
Cristina Longo ◽  
Alessandro Savoia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Medical Imaging ◽  
Ultrasonic Transducer ◽  
Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer

Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) arrays for medical imaging

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 770-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Caronti ◽  
G. Caliano ◽  
R. Carotenuto ◽  
A. Savoia ◽  
M. Pappalardo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Imaging ◽  
Ultrasonic Transducer ◽  
Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer

Design and Experiment of Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer Array for High-Frequency Underwater Imaging

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanyu Yu ◽  
Jiujiang Wang ◽  
Xin Liu ◽  
Sio Hang Pun ◽  
Weibao Qiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ultrasound Imaging ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Ultrasonic Transducer ◽  
Center Frequency ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Underwater Imaging ◽  
Release Process ◽  
Steel Wires ◽  
Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer ◽  
Frequency Ultrasound

Background:: Ultrasound is widely used in the applications of underwater imaging. Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) is a promising candidate to the traditional piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer. In underwater ultrasound imaging, better resolutions can be achieved with a higher frequency ultrasound. Therefore, a CMUT array for high-frequency ultrasound imaging is proposed in this work. Methods:: Analytical methods are used to calculate the center frequency in water and the pull-in voltage for determining the operating point of CMUT. Finite element method model was developed to finalize the design parameters. The CMUT array was fabricated with a five-mask sacrificial release process. Results:: The CMUT array owned an immersed center frequency of 2.6 MHz with a 6 dB fractional bandwidth of 123 %. The pull-in voltage of the CMUT array was 85 V. An underwater imaging experiment was carried out with the target of three steel wires. Conclusion:: In this study, we have developed CMUT for high-frequency underwater imaging. The experiment showed that the CMUT can detect the steel wires with the diameter of 100 μm and the axial resolution was 0.582 mm, which is close to one wavelength of ultrasound in 2.6 MHz.

scholarly journals An Investigation of Silica Aerogel to Reduce Acoustic Crosstalk in CMUT Arrays

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1459
Author(s):  
Varshitha Yashvanth ◽  
Sazzadur Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Silica Aerogel ◽  
Ultrasonic Transducer ◽  
Fluid Interface ◽  
Fractional Bandwidth ◽  
Neighboring Element ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Average Improvement ◽  
Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer ◽  
Scholte Wave ◽  
Fea Simulation

This paper presents a novel technique to reduce acoustic crosstalk in capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) arrays. The technique involves fabricating a thin layer of diisocyanate enhanced silica aerogel on the top surface of a CMUT array. The silica aerogel layer introduces a highly nanoporous permeable layer to reduce the intensity of the Scholte wave at the CMUT-fluid interface. 3D finite element analysis (FEA) simulation in COMSOL shows that the developed technique can provide a 31.5% improvement in crosstalk reduction for the first neighboring element in a 7.5 MHz CMUT array. The average improvement of crosstalk level over the −6 dB fractional bandwidth was 22.1%, which is approximately 5 dB lower than that without an aerogel layer. The results are in excellent agreement with published experimental results to validate the efficacy of the new technique.

scholarly journals A Review on Analytical Modeling for Collapse Mode Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer of the Collapse Voltage and the Static Membrane Deflections

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 714
Author(s):  
Jiujiang Wang ◽  
Xin Liu ◽  
Yuanyu Yu ◽  
Yao Li ◽  
Ching-Hsiang Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Modeling ◽  
Ultrasonic Transducer ◽  
Governing Equations ◽  
Von Karman ◽  
Von Kármán Equations ◽  
Collapse Mode ◽  
Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer ◽  
Gap Height ◽  
Von Kármán ◽  
Analytical Expressions

Analytical modeling of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) is one of the commonly used modeling methods and has the advantages of intuitive understanding of the physics of CMUTs and convergent when modeling of collapse mode CMUT. This review article summarizes analytical modeling of the collapse voltage and shows that the collapse voltage of a CMUT correlates with the effective gap height and the electrode area. There are analytical expressions for the collapse voltage. Modeling of the membrane deflections are characterized by governing equations from Timoshenko, von Kármán equations and the 2D plate equation, and solved by various methods such as Galerkin’s method and perturbation method. Analytical expressions from Timoshenko’s equation can be used for small deflections, while analytical expression from von Kármán equations can be used for both small and large deflections.

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