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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2017
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Robert G. Wodnicki, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Qifa Zhou, Arcadia, CA (US);
Thomas Matthew Cummins, Venice, CA (US);
Douglas N. Stephens, Davis, CA (US);
Katherine W. Ferrara, Davis, CA (US);
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A modular array includes modular array includes one or more array modules. Each array module includes one or more transducer arrays, where each of the one or more transducer arrays includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements; a conducting interposer arranged and configured to provide acoustic absorbing backing for the one or more transducer arrays; and one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs). The conducting interposer and the one or more ASICs are in electrical contact with each other at a first direct electrical interface. Additionally, the conducting interposer and the one or more transducer arrays are in electrical contact with each other at a second direct electrical interface.