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公开(公告)号:AU2016364749A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-14
申请号:AU2016364749
申请日:2016-12-01
Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC
Inventor: CHEN KAILIANG , FIFE KEITH G , RALSTON TYLER S , SANCHEZ NEVADA J , CASPER ANDREW J
Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for implementing a coding scheme on ultrasound signals received by a plurality of ultrasonic transducers. The coding, and subsequent decoding, may allow for multiple ultrasonic transducers to be operated in a receive mode simultaneously while still differentiating the contribution of the individual ultrasonic transducers. Improved signal characteristics may result, including improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
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公开(公告)号:CA3018387A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-05
申请号:CA3018387
申请日:2017-03-31
Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC
Inventor: CHEN KAILIANG , RALSTON TYLER S , FIFE KEITH G
Abstract: Circuitry for ultrasound devices is described. A multilevel pulser is described, which can provide bipolar pulses of multiple levels. The multilevel pulser includes a pulsing circuit and pulser and feedback circuit. Symmetric switches are also described. The symmetric switches can be positioned as inputs to ultrasound receiving circuitry to block signals from the receiving circuitry.
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公开(公告)号:AU2014293274A1
公开(公告)日:2016-02-18
申请号:AU2014293274
申请日:2014-07-22
Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC
Inventor: ROTHBERG JONATHAN M , FIFE KEITH G , SANCHEZ NEVADA J , RALSTON TYLER S , CHARVAT GREGORY L , CORTEVILLE GREGORY
Abstract: Ultrasound devices and methods are described, including a repeatable ultrasound transducer probe having ultrasonic transducers and corresponding circuitry. The repeatable ultrasound transducer probe may be used individually or coupled with other instances of the repeatable ultrasound transducer probe to create a desired ultrasound device. The ultrasound devices may optionally be connected to various types of external devices to provide additional processing and image rendering functionality.
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公开(公告)号:CA2954916A1
公开(公告)日:2016-01-21
申请号:CA2954916
申请日:2015-07-14
Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC
Inventor: ROTHBERG JONATHAN M , ALIE SUSAN A , FIFE KEITH G , SANCHEZ NEVADA J , RALSTON TYLER S
Abstract: Micromachined ultrasonic transducers integrated with complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) substrates are described, as well as methods of fabricating such devices. Fabrication may involve two separate wafer bonding steps. Wafer bonding may be used to fabricate sealed cavities (306) in a substrate (302). Wafer bonding may also be used to bond the substrate (302) to another substrate (304), such as a CMOS wafer. At least the second wafer bonding may be performed at a low temperature.
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公开(公告)号:AU2016364749B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-15
申请号:AU2016364749
申请日:2016-12-01
Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC
Inventor: CHEN KAILIANG , FIFE KEITH G , RALSTON TYLER S , SANCHEZ NEVADA J , CASPER ANDREW J
Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for implementing a coding scheme on ultrasound signals received by a plurality of ultrasonic transducers. The coding, and subsequent decoding, may allow for multiple ultrasonic transducers to be operated in a receive mode simultaneously while still differentiating the contribution of the individual ultrasonic transducers. Improved signal characteristics may result, including improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
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公开(公告)号:AU2021202768A1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-27
申请号:AU2021202768
申请日:2021-05-03
Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC
Inventor: CHEN KAILIANG , FIFE KEITH G , SANCHEZ NEVADA J , CASPER ANDREW J , RALSTON TYLER S
Abstract: An ultrasound apparatus, comprising: an ultrasound sensor; a variable current trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) coupled to the ultrasound sensor and configured to receive and amplify an output signal from the ultrasound sensor during an acquisition period, the variable current TIA having a variable current source configured to vary a current of the variable current TIA during the acquisition period.
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公开(公告)号:AU2019231793A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-24
申请号:AU2019231793
申请日:2019-03-08
Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC
Inventor: FIFE KEITH G , LIU JIANWEI
Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to ultrasound transducer devices including capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) and methods for forming CMUTs in ultrasound transducer devices. Some embodiments include forming a cavity of a CMUT by forming a first layer of insulating material on a first substrate, forming a second layer of insulating material on the first layer of insulating material, and then etching a cavity in the second insulating material. A second substrate may be bonded to the first substrate to seal the cavity. The first layer of insulating material may include, for example, aluminum oxide. The first substrate may include integrated circuitry. Some embodiments include forming through- silicon vias (TSVs) in the first substrate prior to forming the first and second insulating layers (TSV-Middle process) or subsequent to bonding the first and second substrates (TSV-Last process).
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公开(公告)号:CA3118563A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-22
申请号:CA3118563
申请日:2019-11-12
Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC
Inventor: FIFE KEITH G , MIAO LINGYUN , LIU JIANWEI , ROTHBERG JONATHAN M
Abstract: A method of forming an ultrasonic transducer device includes bonding a membrane to seal a transducer cavity with at least a portion of a getter material layer being exposed, the getter material layer comprising a portion of a bilayer stack compatible for use in damascene processing.
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公开(公告)号:CA3105492A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-09
申请号:CA3105492
申请日:2019-07-03
Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC
Inventor: LIU JIANWEI , FIFE KEITH G
Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses for packaging an ultrasound-on-a-chip. An ultrasound-on-a-chip may be coupled to a redistribution layer and to an interposer layer. Encapsulation may encapsulate the ultrasound-on-a-chip device and first metal pillars may extend through the encapsulation and electrically couple to the redistribution layer. Second metal pillars may extend through the interposer layer. The interposer layer may include aluminum nitride. The first metal pillars may be electrically coupled to the second metal pillars. A printed circuit board may be coupled to the interposer layer.
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公开(公告)号:CA3081760A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-23
申请号:CA3081760
申请日:2018-11-15
Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC
Inventor: CHEN KAILIANG , SANCHEZ NEVADA J , ALIE SUSAN A , RALSTON TYLER S , ROTHBERG JONATHAN M , FIFE KEITH G , LUTSKY JOSEPH
IPC: A61B8/00 , H01L21/98 , H01L23/535
Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to an ultrasound device including a first die that includes an ultrasonic transducer, a first application- specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that is bonded to the first die and includes a pulser, and a second ASIC in communication with the second ASIC that includes integrated digital receive circuitry. In some embodiments, the first ASIC may be bonded to the second ASIC and the second ASIC may include analog processing circuitry and an analog-to-digital converter. In such embodiments, the second ASIC may include a through-silicon via (TSV) facilitating communication between the first ASIC and the second ASIC. In some embodiments, SERDES circuitry facilitates communication between the first ASIC and the second ASIC and the first ASIC includes analog processing circuitry and an analog-to-digital converter. In some embodiments, the technology node of the first ASIC is different from the technology node of the second ASIC.
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