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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mohammad Hadi Motieian Najar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Peter Smeys, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B 1/06 (2006.01); B06B 1/02 (2006.01); H10N 30/87 (2023.01); H10N 30/88 (2023.01); H10N 30/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B 1/0622 (2013.01); B06B 1/0215 (2013.01); H10N 30/1071 (2023.02); H10N 30/87 (2023.02); H10N 30/88 (2023.02);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a transducer comprises a first piezoelectric stack comprising a piezoelectric material; a first layer in contact with the piezoelectric stack; and a base structure beneath the first layer. The first layer has a first displacement between a first portion of the base structure and the first layer, and the first displacement is configurable by a first bias voltage received by the transducer.