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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
May. 27, 2004
Applicant:
Alwyn P. D'sa, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventor:
Alwyn P. D'Sa, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and a system for using redundant wire bonds for increasing the reliability of ultrasound transducers are disclosed. An ultrasound transducer assembly having an ultrasound transducer, an integrated circuit, a plurality of wires, and a plurality of bond pads is provided. The integrated circuit includes enlarged lead pads for receiving redundant wire bonds. The ultrasound transducer includes a plurality of bond pads configured to receive the redundant wire bonds. Connecting wires, forming signal paths, connect the enlarged lead pads with the bond pads.