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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ayako Kato, Machida, JP;
Kazutoshi Torashima, Yokohama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer includes a first insulating film and a second insulating film disposed with a gap therebetween, a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on outer surfaces of the first and second insulating films, respectively, with the gap therebetween, at least one cell having an electrostatic capacitance between the first and second electrodes that varies with a variation of a thickness of the gap caused by displacement of the second insulating film and the second electrode, and a voltage applying unit configured to apply a voltage to between the first electrode and the second electrode. An electric field strength applied to the first insulating film is closer to an electric field strength that causes dielectric breakdown than an electric field strength applied to the second insulating film.