Implementation and characterization of a medical ultrasound phased array probe with new Pb-free soldering materials

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2522-2529

  Catelani, Marcantonio ^a   Scarano, Valeria L ^a   Bertocci, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electroacoustic characterization; new soldering process; phased array probe; reliability performances; silver conductive adhesive; ultrasonic instrumentation; ultrasound piezoelectric transducer

Indexed keywords

ELECTROACOUSTIC CHARACTERIZATION; NEW SOLDERING PROCESS; PHASED ARRAY PROBE; RELIABILITY PERFORMANCES; ULTRASOUND PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER;

ACOUSTOOPTICAL EFFECTS; ADHESIVES; AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; INSTRUMENTS; LEAD; MATERIALS HANDLING; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PROBES; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RELIABILITY; SILVER; SILVER ALLOYS; SOLDERING ALLOYS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

SOLDERING;

EID: 77954406508     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2010.2057670     Document Type: Article

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