Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (CMUT): Analytical Evaluation of Membranes Performance Under Fabrication Related Stress
Abstract
Kapasitif Mikro İşlenmiş Ultrasonik Çevirgeç (kMUÇ)’in alıcı ve verici performansı gap (kavite) yüksekliği, zar kalınlığı ve zar çapı gibi birçok parametreye bağlıdır. YHigh power transmission from CMUT (capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer) surface depends on output pressure and membrane displacement. Moreover, fabrication process related stress on membrane should also be considered because it affects CMUT performance in terms of collapse voltage, resonance frequency and gap distance. Therefore, stress on membrane becomes important criteria for CMUT modelling and fabrication. Surface micromachining and wafer bonding technologies are widely used for CMUT fabrications. These fabrication processes include several depositions and etching steps that those induce stress on CMUT membrane. Fabrication process related stress are classified as compressive or tensile. In this study, three common CMUT membranes, Si3Ni4, Poly-Si and SiC, were selected for analytic calculations and displacement and output pressure of these CMUT membranes were evaluated under built in stress. It was shown that stress on membrane has significant effect on membrane deflection and pressure from device surface for three membranes. As a result, stress on vibrating membrane should be minimized and optimized for reliable and high performance device fabrication when considering wide range of CMUT applications.
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English
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Electrical Engineering
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Research Article
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Fikret Yıldız
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0000-0003-4846-3998
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 24, 2018
Submission Date
March 25, 2018
Acceptance Date
December 18, 2018
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Year 2018 Volume: 21 Number: 4
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