Patent ID: 6996883

Claim:
A method of fabricating a piezoelectric assembly in a transducer, the method including the steps of: providing a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer; coating at least a portion of each of said first and second dielectric layers with a conducting material; forming a first gap and a second gap in said conducting material coating, and not in said first dielectric layer, said first dielectric layer to define a first electrode and a second electrode; forming a third gap and a fourth gap in said conducting material coating, and not in said second dielectric layer, said second dielectric layer to define a third electrode and a fourth electrode; placing said first and second dielectric layers proximate to each other such that said first and third electrodes are in electrical communication with each other, and such that said second and fourth electrodes are in electrical communication with each other; and affixing said first dielectric layer to said second dielectric layer.