ANODICALLY BONDED VACUUM-SEALED CAPACITIVE MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER (CMUT)

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15225118

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A capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) and methods of forming the same are disclosed herein. In one implementation, the CMUT comprises a glass substrate having a cavity; a patterned metal bottom electrode situated within the cavity of the glass substrate; and a vibrating plate comprising at least a conducting layer, wherein the vibrating plate is anodically bonded to the glass substrate to form an air-tight seal between the vibrating plate and the substrate and wherein a pressure inside the cavity is less than atmospheric pressure (i.e., a vacuum). In another implementation, the CMUT comprises a glass substrate with Through-Glass-Via (TGV) interconnects, wherein a metal electrode is electrically connected to a TGV and wherein said metal electrode can be in the bottom of a cavity of the glass substrate or on the vibrating plate.

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NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY1021 MAIN CAMPUS DRIVE 2ND FLOOR RALEIGH NC 27606

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Oralkan, Omer Morrisvilee, US 14 602
Yamaner, Feysel Yalcin Istanbul, TR 2 32
Zhang, Xiao Raleigh, US 369 1003

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