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Abstract
【解決手段】超音波撮像システム(100)は、サブアレイ(140)内に形成した複数のトランスジューサ素子(136)と、複数のサブアレイ回路ユニット(160’)とを含む。各ユニット(160’)内の回路は、第1の集積回路(340)が第2の集積回路(330)を覆うように積み重ね型構成で形成される複数の集積回路(330、340、350)を備える。一例では、第1の集積回路(340)はその表面(342)に沿った第1の複数の第1結合パッド(345)を含み、また第2の集積回路(330)はその表面(331)に沿った第2の複数の第2結合パッド(335)を含んでおり、第1及び第2の結合パッドの対の間にこれらの間に入力/出力信号接続を提供するために結合ワイヤ(344)が延びている。
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100 超音波撮像システム
110 システムコンソール
112 システム制御器
114 主ビーム形成回路
115 ラインコネクター
116 走査変換器
120 ディスプレイ
130 大面積トランスジューサアレイ探触子ユニット
132 マルチワイヤケーブル
133 128本の信号線
134 2次元線形アレイ
135 ラインコネクター
136 トランスジューサ素子
137 ライン
140 128個のサブアレイ
141 4つの横列
142 8つの縦列
143 マルチ配線ユニット
160 128個のサブアレイ回路ユニット
170 マルチチップモジュール
171 上側表面
172 下側表面
220 ルート設定用サブストレート
221 層
222 上側導電性トレース
224 下側導電性トレース
225 サブストレート結合パッド
226 サブストレートビア
227 上側表面
228 下側表面
229 入力/出力(I/O)はんだボール
230 送信器ASIC
231 個別のライン
232 上側表面
234 送信器ASIC結合ワイヤ
235 送信器ASIC結合パッド
237 個別のライン
240 受信器ASIC
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292 下側表面
293 トランスジューサ接触パッド
295 整合層
296 圧電材料層
297 下側または後側電極
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447 隣接する誘電体層
448 隣接する誘電体層
446 内側導体
449 金バンプ
460 探触子ラインコネクター
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470 ケーブルバンドル
472 システムライン
475 誘電体接着剤層
480 取外し可能クランプ
482 接続用ボルト
484 1対のワッシャー
486 1対のナット
Claims (5)
- 探触子ユニット(130)と該探触子ユニット(130)とケーブル(132)を介して接続させたシステムコンソール(110)とを有するタイプの超音波撮像システム(100)であって、
隣り合わせたサブアレイ(140)の形に形成される横列と縦列の形に配列させた複数のトランスジューサ素子と、
その各々が前記トランスジューサ素子の1つのサブアレイ(140)に接続されている複数のサブアレイ回路ユニット(160)であって、各ユニット内の回路は少なくともその第1の集積回路(240)がその第2の集積回路(230)を覆うように積み重ね型構成で形成されるような複数の集積回路(230、240、250)を備えている複数のサブアレイ回路ユニット(160)と、
前記トランスジューサ素子(136)と前記サブアレイ回路ユニット(160)の間に電気接続を提供する複数の配線構造と、を備えており、
前記回路ユニットのうちの少なくとも1つについて、その第1の集積回路(240)はその表面(342)に沿って第1の複数の第1結合パッド(345)を含みかつその第2の集積回路(230)はその表面に沿って第2の複数の第2結合パッド(335)を含んでおり、第1と第2の結合パッドの対(335、345)の間をこれらの間に入力/出力信号接続を提供するための結合ワイヤが延びている、超音波撮像システム(100)。 - 各回路ユニットは、そのうちの1つが音響信号を生成するための送信回路を備え、そのうちの1つが反射された信号の処理のための受信器回路を備え、かつそのうちの1つがパルスタイミング調整のための制御回路を備えるような少なくとも3つの集積回路を含む、請求項1に記載の超音波撮像システム。
- 前記複数のサブアレイ回路ユニット及び前記複数の配線構造は前記探触子ユニット内に位置決めされた回路基板構造である、請求項1に記載の超音波撮像システム。
- 前記複数のサブアレイの各々は、複数のトランデューサ素子の全アレイが複数のトランデューサ素子の行及び列に配された二次元アレイであり、前記複数のサブアレイ回路ユニットのうちの少なくとも幾つかは前記システムコンソール内に位置決めされている、請求項1に記載の超音波撮像システム。
- 第3の集積回路と、前記第2の集積回路と該第3の集積回路の間の接続を実現するために前記第1の集積回路上の結合パッドから延び出ている追加的な結合ワイヤと、を含む請求項3に記載の超音波撮像システム。
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