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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Inventors:
Marc Lukacs, Toronto, CA;
Nicholas Christopher Chaggares, Oshawa, CA;
Desmond Hirson, Thornhill, CA;
Guofeng Pang, Ajax, CA;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B 1/06 (2006.01); H02N 2/00 (2006.01); H01L 41/00 (2013.01); H04R 31/00 (2006.01); H01L 41/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 31/00 (2013.01); B06B 1/0622 (2013.01); H01L 41/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention features methods for the manufacture of electrical components such as ultrasound transducers. In particular, the inventions provides methods of patterning electrodes, e.g., in the connection of an ultrasound transducer to an electrical circuit; methods of depositing metal on surfaces; and methods of making integrated matching layer for an ultrasound transducer. The invention also features ultrasound transducers produced by the methods described herein.