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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
May. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Katsuhiro Wakabayashi, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/29 (2013.01); C25D 3/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); H01L 41/047 (2006.01); C25D 7/06 (2006.01); G10K 11/26 (2006.01); H01L 41/08 (2006.01); H01L 41/187 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); B06B 1/0633 (2013.01); C25D 3/12 (2013.01); C25D 7/0607 (2013.01); G01N 29/2437 (2013.01); G10K 11/26 (2013.01); H01L 41/0475 (2013.01); H01L 41/0825 (2013.01); H01L 41/1876 (2013.01); H01L 41/29 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound transducer according to the invention includes: a piezoelectric element; an electrode formed on a surface of the piezoelectric element; a conductive wire including a distal end that is in contact with the electrode; and a metal film formed by an electroplating method, the metal film coating at least the distal end of the wire and the electrode that are in contact with each other and thereby electrically connecting the electrode and the wire.