Microelectronics mounted on a piezoelectric transducer: Method, simulations, and measurements

Ultrasonics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-11

  Johansson, Jonny ^a   Delsing, Jerker ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bare die; Driver stage; Low power; Piezoelectric transducer; Wire bonding

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ULTRASONICS;

BARE DIE; DRIVER STAGE; LOW POWER; WIRE BONDING;

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 29244438819     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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