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図1〜3に示すように、本実施形態の超音波探触子は、容量性の振動要素であるCMUTセル13と、多数のCMUTセル13が表面に形成された半導体基板15とで形成されたCMUTチップ1と、CMUTチップ1の表面側に設けられる音響レンズ3と、CMUTチップ1の裏面側に設けられるバッキング層5とを、ケース7に取り付けることよって形成されている。CMUTチップ1には、金属ワイヤ9を介してフレキシブル基板11が接続されている。フレキシブル基板11は、電源などの図示していない外部装置に電線を介して接続されている。これにより、CMUTチップ1に向けて駆動信号を送信できるとともに、直流バイアス電圧を印加できる。また、CMUTチップ1で受信した反射エコーを電気信号に変換して外部装置に送信できる。
Z1:半導体基板の音響インピーダンス
Z2:音響レンズの音響インピーダンス
Z3:バッキング層の音響インピーダンス
γ1:半導体基板の伝播定数
d1:半導体基板の板厚
3 音響レンズ
5 バッキング層
13 CMUTセル
15 半導体基板
27 第1のバッキング層
29 第2のバッキング層
33 炭素繊維
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- 超音波と電気信号を相互に変換する容量性振動要素と、複数の前記容量性振動要素が表面に形成された半導体基板と、前記容量性振動要素の表面側に設けられる音響レンズと、前記半導体基板の裏面側に設けられるバッキング層を備える超音波探触子において、
前記バッキング層は、前記半導体基板と接する第1のバッキング層と、該第1のバッキング層の裏面側に設けられる第2のバッキング層を有し、
前記第1のバッキング層の音響インピーダンスは、前記半導体基板の音響インピーダンスに比べて前記音響レンズの音響インピーダンスに近い値に設定され、
前記第2のバッキング層は、前記第1のバッキング層を透過した超音波を減衰可能な減衰材で形成され、
前記第1のバッキング層は、樹脂で形成され、該樹脂に該第1のバッキング層の線膨張係数を前記半導体基板の線膨張係数に近づける調整材を混入して形成され
前記調整材は、炭素繊維又はガラス繊維であり、繊維の長手方向を前記第1のバッキング層の長手方向に合わせて前記樹脂に混入されることを特徴とする超音波探触子。 - 超音波と電気信号を相互に変換する容量性振動要素と、複数の前記容量性振動要素が表面に形成された半導体基板と、前記容量性振動要素の表面側に設けられる音響レンズと、前記半導体基板の裏面側に設けられるバッキング層を備える超音波探触子において、
前記バッキング層は、前記半導体基板と接する第1のバッキング層と、該第1のバッキング層の裏面側に設けられる第2のバッキング層を有し、
前記第1のバッキング層の音響インピーダンスは、前記半導体基板の音響インピーダンスに比べて前記音響レンズの音響インピーダンスに近い値に設定され、
前記第2のバッキング層は、前記第1のバッキング層を透過した超音波を減衰可能な減衰材で形成され、
前記第1のバッキング層は、多孔質セラミックに樹脂を充填させて形成されてなることを特徴とする超音波探触子。 - 請求項1に記載の超音波探触子において、
前記第2のバッキング層の超音波減衰率が前記第1のバッキング層の超音波減衰率より高いことを特徴とする超音波探触子。 - 請求項3に記載の超音波探触子において、
前記第2のバッキング層は、前記第1のバッキング層に用いた樹脂よりも弾性率が小さい樹脂を用いて形成されてなることを特徴とする超音波探触子。 - 請求項4に記載の超音波探触子において、
前記第2のバッキング層の音響インピーダンスは、前記第2のバッキング層を形成する樹脂にタングステン又はシリコンを混合して前記第1のバッキング層の音響インピーダンスに近づけられてなることを特徴とする超音波探触子。 - 請求項1に記載の超音波探触子において、
前記半導体基板の板厚は、25μm以上、50μm以下であることを特徴とする超音波探触子。 - 請求項1に記載の超音波探触子において、
前記超音波の周波数範囲は、2MHz以上、15MHz以下であり、
第1のバッキング層の音響インピーダンスは、1.5MRayl以上、6MRayl以下、好ましくは4MRayl以上6MRayl以下に設定されることを特徴とする超音波探触子。
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