Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110057541 | HIGH POWER ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER - A high power ultrasonic transducer includes a first ultrasonic transducer cell and at least one second ultrasonic transducer cell disposed on the first ultrasonic transducer cell. The at least one second ultrasonic transducer cell oscillates together with the first ultrasonic transducer cell. | 03-10-2011 |
20120112602 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER CELL AND ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER CHANNEL AND ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER INCLUDING THE ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER CHANNEL - An ultrasonic transducer cell, an ultrasonic transducer channel, and an ultrasonic transducer including the ultrasonic transducer channel are provided. The ultrasonic transducer cell includes a substrate, at least three columns arranged on the substrate at regular intervals, and a thin film arranged on the at least three columns. | 05-10-2012 |
20120179043 | SUBJECT DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGE SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DIAGNOSIS IMAGE OF SUBJECT, AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING DIAGNOSIS IMAGE OF SUBJECT - A diagnosis system, a medical image system, and a method of displaying a diagnosis image are provided. The diagnosis system includes a probe including a plurality of sub-arrays, each of the sub-arrays including at least one line of array transducers, the array transducers being configured to transmit and receive signals to and from a subject being diagnosed, and a hybrid beamformer configured to perform analog beamforming in a direction in which the sub-arrays are arranged, and perform digital beamforming in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the sub-arrays are arranged. | 07-12-2012 |
20120277590 | BEAMFORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - A beamforming method includes generating a control signal for implementing a delay time for each of a plurality of transducers of each of a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) transducer-arrays, transmitting the control signal to a plurality of driving units respectively corresponding to the plurality of 2D transducer-arrays via an interposer that electrically connects the plurality of 2D transducer-arrays to each other, and driving each 2D transducer-array of the plurality of 2D transducer-arrays with a corresponding driving unit of the plurality of driving units according to the control signal transmitted via the interposer. | 11-01-2012 |
20120316437 | APPARATUS FOR DRIVING TWO-DIMENSIONAL TRANSDUCER ARRAY, MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DRIVING TWO-DIMENSIONAL TRANSDUCER ARRAY - An apparatus for driving a two-dimensional transducer array, a medical imaging system and a method of driving a two-dimensional transducer array are provided. An apparatus for driving a two-dimensional (2D) transducer array including one or more transducers includes one or more drivers configured to respectively drive the transducers, each of the drivers including a register, a comparator, a pulse frequency setter, a multi-pulse controller, a transmission signal generator, a signal transceiver, a transmission and reception switch, and a reception signal amplifier, and a driving controller configured to control the drivers. | 12-13-2012 |
20130109969 | SAMPLING METHOD, APPARATUS, PROBE, RECEPTION BEAMFORMING APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM PERFORMING THE SAMPLING METHOD | 05-02-2013 |
20130158409 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ANALOG BEAMFORMING - A method and apparatus for performing analog beamforming is provided. According to the method and apparatus, the analog beamforming is effectively performed by using as small a number of devices as possible and by processing a relatively small amount of data. | 06-20-2013 |
20130226000 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ULTRASONIC IMAGE - Provided is an ultrasonic image generating apparatus that may generate an ultrasonic image by using an ultrasonic transducer which has a wideband frequency transfer characteristic or an ultra-wideband frequency transfer characteristic, such as a micromachined ultrasonic transducer (MUT). A pulse generator of the ultrasonic image generating apparatus may generate a first ultrasonic pulse having a first center frequency and a first bandwidth and a second ultrasonic pulse having a second center frequency and a second bandwidth. The ultrasonic transducer may simultaneously transmit the first ultrasonic pulse and the second ultrasonic pulse. | 08-29-2013 |
20130286593 | ULTRASONIC PROBE - An ultrasonic probe, from which heat generated in an integrated circuit which is bonded to a cMUT is released, is provided. The ultrasonic probe includes a transducer which is configured to generate ultrasound radiation, an integrated circuit which is installed on the rear surface of the transducer, a printed circuit board which is installed on the rear surface of the integrated circuit and has an opening via which the rear surface of the integrated circuit is at least partially exposed, a heat spreader which has a protrusion inserted into the opening of the printed circuit board and is configured to absorb heat generated in the integrated circuit, and a heat dissipation module which is configured to release heat absorbed by the heat spreader to the outside. | 10-31-2013 |
20130338506 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING 3-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND VOLUME SCANNING BY USING 2-DIMENSIONAL TRANSDUCER ARRAY - A method and apparatus for performing three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound volume scanning by using a two-dimensional (2D) transducer array, in which a plurality of transducer elements are two-dimensionally arranged, including applying at least two codes which are orthogonal to each other to at least one one-dimensional (1D) transducer array which is included in the 2D transducer array, the 1D transducer array having transducer elements which are arranged linearly from among the plurality of the transducer elements; obtaining signals which respectively correspond to the codes which are orthogonal to each other from signals which are reflected by a target object and received by the plurality of transducer elements; and generating image data regarding the target object by using the obtained signals. | 12-19-2013 |
20130341303 | JIG, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND FLIP CHIP BONDING METHOD FOR CHIPS OF ULTRASOUND PROBE USING JIG - A jig includes a wafer including an accommodation groove configured to accommodate a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (cMUT) when flip chip bonding is performed, and a separation groove formed in a bottom surface of the accommodation groove, the separation groove having a bottom surface that is spaced apart from thin films of the cMUT that face the bottom surface of the separation groove when the cMUT is seated on portions of the bottom surface of the accommodation groove. | 12-26-2013 |
20140013850 | TRANSDUCER MODULE INCLUDING CURVED SURFACE FRAME, ULTRASONIC PROBE INCLUDING TRANSDUCER MODULE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING CURVED SURFACE FRAME - A transducer module includes a curved surface frame which is formed from a flexible material in a curved shape and includes a front surface and a rear surface; a transducer which is disposed on the front surface; and a support frame which is mounted on the rear surface and supports the curved surface frame. | 01-16-2014 |
20140360274 | PORTABLE ULTRASONIC PROBE - A portable ultrasonic probe includes a main body including a transducer to generate an ultrasonic wave and a folder portion including a display portion and pivotally coupled to an end portion of the main body, the main body includes a first heat radiation module configured to absorb and emit heat generated by the transducer, and the folder portion includes a second heat radiation module thermally coupled to the first heat radiation module when the folder portion is in a first position and configured to emit heat transmitted from the first heat radiation module. | 12-11-2014 |
20140364741 | PORTABLE ULTRASONIC PROBE - Provided is a portable ultrasonic probe including a main body comprising a transducer configured to generate an ultrasonic wave, and a folder part comprising a display and rotatably coupled to an end portion of the main body, wherein the main body further comprises an analog to digital (AD) converter and a beamformer, the AD converter and the beamformer being provided in a chip. | 12-11-2014 |
20140364742 | ULTRASONIC PROBE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is an ultrasonic probe capable of emitting heat generated by a transducer outside the ultrasonic probe using a heat radiation plate. The ultrasonic probe includes a transducer configured to generate an ultrasonic wave, a heat spreader provided on a surface of the transducer, the heat spreader being configured to absorb heat generated by the transducer, at least one heat radiation plate which contacts at least one side of the heat spreader, and at least one board installed on the at least one heat radiation plate so as to transfer heat generated by the at least one board to the at least one heat radiation plate. | 12-11-2014 |