Patent ID: 8397574
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: B06B

Abstract:
1. An ultrasonic probe, comprising: a substrate; and a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged in an array having sub-arrays, on the substrate, wherein each ultrasonic transducer of the plurality of the ultrasonic transducers within a subject sub-array, has a same transducer shape and includes: a bottom electrode; a top electrode; a diaphragm that oscillates together with the top electrode, wherein the diaphragm has a polygonal shape; a cavity provided between the bottom electrode and the top electrode; and at least one structural beam on at least one of the top electrode and the diaphragm, and that oscillates together with the top electrode and diaphragm; wherein a planer shape of each said at least one structural beam within the subject sub-array, is the same within the subject sub-array.