CMUT DRIVE METHOD

A method (10) for improving receive sensitivity of a cMUT transducer element (32) by dynamically adjusting the bias volage (20, 26) between the transmit (12) and receive (16) phases of the drive cycle while keeping the cMUT in collapsed operation mode at all times.

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Hauptverfasser:	KLOOTWIJK, Johan Hendrik, DE WIJS, Willem-Jan Arend, LOEBL, Hans-Peter
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICALVIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A method (10) for improving receive sensitivity of a cMUT transducer element (32) by dynamically adjusting the bias volage (20, 26) between the transmit (12) and receive (16) phases of the drive cycle while keeping the cMUT in collapsed operation mode at all times.