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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2016
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Donald William Kidwell, Jr., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Ravindra Shenoy, Dublin, CA (US);
Jon Lasiter, Stockton, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a sensor device and methods for manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sensor device comprises a piezoelectric micromechanical ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) array configured to transmit and receive ultrasonic signals, where the PMUT array comprises a plurality of PMUTs and the PMUT array is flexible, one or more integrated circuits configured to process the ultrasonic signals, a battery configured to provide power to the PMUT array and the one or more integrated circuits, a coupling material configured to hold the PMUT array, the one or more integrated circuits, and the battery, and a capsule configured to seal the PMUT array, the one or more integrated circuits, the battery and the coupling material within the capsule.