ENCAPSULATED ACTIVE TRANSDUCER AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME
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1. A micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) ultrasonic transducer device, comprising:
- a substrate defining an opening;
a first passivation layer formed on the substrate;
an active transducer comprising a plurality of active layers stacked on the first passivation layer over the opening of the substrate; and
a second passivation layer formed on a top surface of the active transducer and side surfaces of the plurality of active layers through a passivation channel surrounding an outer perimeter of the active transducer, wherein the active transducer is completely encapsulated by the first and second passivation layers.
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Abstract
A micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) ultrasonic transducer device includes a substrate defining an opening and an active transducer having multiple of active layers stacked over the opening of the substrate. The active transducer is completely encapsulated by multiple passivation layers.
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1. A micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) ultrasonic transducer device, comprising:
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a substrate defining an opening; a first passivation layer formed on the substrate; an active transducer comprising a plurality of active layers stacked on the first passivation layer over the opening of the substrate; and a second passivation layer formed on a top surface of the active transducer and side surfaces of the plurality of active layers through a passivation channel surrounding an outer perimeter of the active transducer, wherein the active transducer is completely encapsulated by the first and second passivation layers. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. A piezoelectric micro-machined ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) device, comprising:
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a first passivation layer formed on a substrate; a first electrode formed on the first passivation layer; a piezoelectric layer formed on the first electrode; a second electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer; a channel surrounding an active area of the PMUT device, the channel being etched through the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer and the second electrode to the first passivation layer, and exposing corresponding edges of the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer and the second electrode and a portion of the first passivation layer; and a second passivation layer formed on the second electrode and the channel, the second passivation layer conformally coating the exposed edges of the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer and the second electrode, and the exposed portion of the first passivation layer in the channel to encapsulate the active area of the PMUT device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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21. A micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) ultrasonic transducer device, comprising:
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a first passivation layer formed on a substrate; an active transducer formed on the first passivation layer, the active transducer comprising a plurality of stacked active layers; and a second passivation layer formed on the active transducer and in a channel surrounding the active transducer, the second passivation layer contacting the first passivation layer within the channel, such that the first and second passivation layers encapsulate the active transducer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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