FR2880232B1 - Transducteur a ultrasons micro-usine capacitif fabrique avec membrane de silicium epitaxiale - Google Patents

Transducteur a ultrasons micro-usine capacitif fabrique avec membrane de silicium epitaxiale

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FR2880232B1
FR2880232B1 FR0513347A FR0513347A FR2880232B1 FR 2880232 B1 FR2880232 B1 FR 2880232B1 FR 0513347 A FR0513347 A FR 0513347A FR 0513347 A FR0513347 A FR 0513347A FR 2880232 B1 FR2880232 B1 FR 2880232B1
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ultrasonic transducer
epitaxial silicon
silicon membrane
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Lowell Scott Smith
David M Mills
Jeffrey Bernard Fortin
Wei Cheng Tian
John Robert Logan
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
    • B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
    • B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
    • B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
    • B06B1/0292—Electrostatic transducers, e.g. electret-type

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Pressure Sensors (AREA)
  • Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
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FR0513347A 2004-12-27 2005-12-27 Transducteur a ultrasons micro-usine capacitif fabrique avec membrane de silicium epitaxiale Expired - Fee Related FR2880232B1 (fr)

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