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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2010
Applicants:
Yoshitaka Zaitsu, Ichikawa, JP;
Takehiko Kawasaki, Kamakura, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshitaka Zaitsu, Ichikawa, JP;
Takehiko Kawasaki, Kamakura, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
When the initial displacement greatly varies among cells in an element, there is a need to reduce a bias voltage to be applied between electrodes. This decreases the sensitivity. An electromechanical transducer of the present invention includes an element having a plurality of cells. Each of the cells includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are provided with a cavity being disposed therebetween. A groove is provided at a position at a predetermined distance from the cavity of the cell on the outermost periphery of the element.