Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices may be integrated with Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) electronics for control. For instance, arrays of MEMS devices may overlay a corresponding array of CMOS control elements.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of the Description of Embodiments, illustrate various embodiments of the subject matter and, together with the Description of Embodiments, serve to explain principles of the subject matter discussed below. Unless specifically noted, the drawings referred to in this Brief Description of Drawings should be understood as not being drawn to scale. Herein, like items are labeled with like item numbers.
The following Description of Embodiments is merely provided by way of example and not of limitation. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any expressed or implied theory presented in the preceding background or in the following Description of Embodiments.
Reference will now be made in detail to various embodiments of the subject matter, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. While various embodiments are discussed herein, it will be understood that they are not intended to limit to these embodiments. On the contrary, the presented embodiments are intended to cover alternatives, modifications and equivalents, which may be included within the spirit and scope the various embodiments as defined by the appended claims. Furthermore, in this Description of Embodiments, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present subject matter. However, embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well known methods, procedures, components, and circuits have not been described in detail as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of the described embodiments.
Some portions of the detailed descriptions which follow are presented in terms of procedures, logic blocks, processing and other symbolic representations of operations on data within an electrical device. These descriptions and representations are the means used by those skilled in the data processing arts to most effectively convey the substance of their work to others skilled in the art. In the present application, a procedure, logic block, process, or the like, is conceived to be one or more self-consistent procedures or instructions leading to a desired result. The procedures are those requiring physical manipulations of physical quantities. Usually, although not necessarily, these quantities take the form of acoustic (e.g., ultrasonic) signals capable of being transmitted and received by an electronic device and/or electrical or magnetic signals capable of being stored, transferred, combined, compared, and otherwise manipulated in an electrical device.
It should be borne in mind, however, that all of these and similar terms are to be associated with the appropriate physical quantities and are merely convenient labels applied to these quantities. Unless specifically stated otherwise as apparent from the following discussions, it is appreciated that throughout the description of embodiments, discussions utilizing terms such as “transmitting,” “receiving,” “sensing,” “generating,” “imaging,” or the like, refer to the actions and processes of an electronic device such as an electrical device.
Embodiments described herein may be discussed in the general context of processor-executable instructions residing on some form of non-transitory processor-readable medium, such as program modules, executed by one or more computers or other devices. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc., that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The functionality of the program modules may be combined or distributed as desired in various embodiments.
In the figures, a single block may be described as performing a function or functions; however, in actual practice, the function or functions performed by that block may be performed in a single component or across multiple components, and/or may be performed using hardware, using software, or using a combination of hardware and software. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, logic, circuits, and steps have been described generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present disclosure. Also, the example fingerprint sensing system and/or mobile electronic device described herein may include components other than those shown, including well-known components.
Various techniques described herein may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof, unless specifically described as being implemented in a specific manner. Any features described as modules or components may also be implemented together in an integrated logic device or separately as discrete but interoperable logic devices. If implemented in software, the techniques may be realized at least in part by a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, perform one or more of the methods described herein. The non-transitory processor-readable data storage medium may form part of a computer program product, which may include packaging materials.
The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium may comprise random access memory (RAM) such as synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), read only memory (ROM), non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), FLASH memory, other known storage media, and the like. The techniques additionally, or alternatively, may be realized at least in part by a processor-readable communication medium that carries or communicates code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed, read, and/or executed by a computer or other processor.
Various embodiments described herein may be executed by one or more processors, such as one or more motion processing units (MPUs), sensor processing units (SPUs), host processor(s) or core(s) thereof, digital signal processors (DSPs), general purpose microprocessors, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), application specific instruction set processors (ASIPs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), a programmable logic controller (PLC), a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), a discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein, or other equivalent integrated or discrete logic circuitry. The term “processor,” as used herein may refer to any of the foregoing structures or any other structure suitable for implementation of the techniques described herein. As it employed in the subject specification, the term “processor” can refer to substantially any computing processing unit or device comprising, but not limited to comprising, single-core processors; single-processors with software multithread execution capability; multi-core processors; multi-core processors with software multithread execution capability; multi-core processors with hardware multithread technology; parallel platforms; and parallel platforms with distributed shared memory. Moreover, processors can exploit nano-scale architectures such as, but not limited to, molecular and quantum-dot based transistors, switches and gates, in order to optimize space usage or enhance performance of user equipment. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing processing units.
In addition, in some aspects, the functionality described herein may be provided within dedicated software modules or hardware modules configured as described herein. Also, the techniques could be fully implemented in one or more circuits or logic elements. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of an SPU/MPU and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with an SPU core, MPU core, or any other such configuration.
Discussion begins with a description of an example piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer (PMUT), in accordance with various embodiments. Example arrays including PMUT devices are then described. Example arrangements of CMOS control elements are then described.
Embodiments described herein relate to a two-dimensional array of CMOS control elements. A MEMS device utilizes control electronics, such as a CMOS control element, to control the operation of the MEMS device. Where the MEMS devices are arranged in a two-dimensional array, a corresponding two-dimensional array of CMOS control elements may also be used to control the operation of the two-dimensional array of MEMS devices. For example, CMOS control elements may include multiple classes of semiconductor devices, such as low voltage (LV) devices (e.g., LV NMOS and LV PMOS devices), high voltage (HV) NMOS, and HV PMOS devices. However, manufacturing and design rules may dictate particular separation distances (e.g., spacing rules) between different classes of CMOS semiconductor devices. It should be appreciated that the spacing rules may require separation distances between particular portions of the CMOS control elements. For example, in some embodiments, the separation distance is between 1) a drain of an HV NMOS device and a P-type diffusion in an N-type well of an adjacent CMOS control element, and 2) a drain of an HV PMOS device and an N-type diffusion in a P-type substrate or well of an adjacent CMOS control element. For example, in some manufacturing scenarios, HV NMOS devices and HV PMOS device must be separated by at least 40 microns (micrometer) to ensure proper manufacturing and performance.
The spacing rules are of particular importance as MEMS device applications use smaller and more compactly positioned arrays of MEMS devices. For example, a fingerprint sensor utilizing ultrasonic transducers may require, for better performance, that the ultrasonic transducers be arranged within a two-dimensional array that does not allow for a one-to-one correspondence between the ultrasonic transducers and the corresponding CMOS control element, as the required semiconductor devices might not fit within the area of the CMOS control element. Embodiments described herein provide arrangements of CMOS control elements within two-dimensional arrays that account for the spacing rules imposed by the manufacturing process, while allowing for the compact layout of the corresponding MEMS devices (e.g., ultrasonic transducers). It should be appreciated that in accordance with various embodiments, LV devices (e.g., LV NMOS and LV PMOS devices) are collectively described herein, as their spacing requirements are typically much less than those of HV devices (e.g., about 1 micron), and thus do not impact the manufacturing rules and specifications. As such, LV devices within a CMOS control element, in accordance with various embodiments, may include multiple types or classes of LV devices, and are collectively described herein for simplicity.
In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a plurality of CMOS control elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, where each CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements includes two semiconductor devices. The plurality of CMOS control elements include a first subset of CMOS control elements, each CMOS control element of the first subset of CMOS control elements including a semiconductor device of a first class and a semiconductor device of a second class, and a second subset of CMOS control elements, each CMOS control element of the second subset of CMOS control elements including a semiconductor device of the first class and a semiconductor device of a third class. The plurality of CMOS control elements are arranged in the two-dimensional array such that CMOS semiconductor devices of the first class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the first class, CMOS semiconductor devices of the second class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the second class, and CMOS semiconductor devices of the third class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the third class.
In another embodiment, an electronic device includes a plurality of CMOS control elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, where each CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements includes three semiconductor devices. In the present embodiment, each of the three semiconductor devices is disposed in a different corner of the CMOS control element and separated by a spacing width, where the semiconductor devices include a semiconductor device of a first class, a semiconductor device of a second class, and a semiconductor device of a third class. The plurality of CMOS control elements are arranged in the two-dimensional array such that CMOS semiconductor devices of the first class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the first class, CMOS semiconductor devices of the second class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the second class, and CMOS semiconductor devices of the third class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the third class.
In another embodiment, an electronic device includes a plurality of CMOS control elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, each CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements including a semiconductor device. The plurality of CMOS control elements includes a first subset of CMOS control elements comprising a semiconductor device of a first class, a second subset of CMOS control elements comprising a semiconductor device of a second class, and a third subset of CMOS control elements comprising a semiconductor device of a third class. The plurality of CMOS control elements are arranged in the two-dimensional array such that CMOS semiconductor devices of the first class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the first class, CMOS semiconductor devices of the second class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the second class, and CMOS semiconductor devices of the third class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the third class.
In another embodiment, an electronic device includes a plurality of CMOS control elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, each CMOS control element including semiconductor devices. The plurality of CMOS control elements each include a PMOS semiconductor device portion including a high voltage PMOS device and a low voltage PMOS device and an NMOS semiconductor device portion including a high voltage NMOS device and a low voltage NMOS device. The plurality of CMOS control elements are arranged in the two-dimensional array such that the PMOS semiconductor device portion of a CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements is only adjacent to other PMOS semiconductor device portions of adjacent CMOS control elements of the plurality of CMOS control elements, and such that the NMOS semiconductor device portion of a CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements is only adjacent to other NMOS semiconductor device portions of adjacent CMOS control elements of the plurality of CMOS control elements.
In another embodiment, an electronic device includes a plurality of CMOS control elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, each CMOS control element including semiconductor devices. The plurality of CMOS control includes a first subset of CMOS control elements including a PMOS semiconductor device portion, the PMOS semiconductor device portion including a high voltage PMOS device and a low voltage PMOS device, and a second subset of CMOS control elements including an NMOS semiconductor device portion, the NMOS semiconductor device portion including a high voltage NMOS device and a low voltage NMOS device. The plurality of CMOS control elements are arranged in the two-dimensional array such that the PMOS semiconductor device portion of a CMOS control element of the first subset of CMOS control elements is only adjacent to other PMOS semiconductor device portions of adjacent CMOS control elements of the first subset of CMOS control elements, and such that the NMOS semiconductor device portion of a CMOS control element of the second subset of CMOS control elements is only adjacent to other NMOS semiconductor device portions of adjacent CMOS control elements of the second subset of CMOS control elements.
Systems and methods disclosed herein, in one or more aspects provide efficient structures for an acoustic transducer (e.g., a piezoelectric actuated transducer or PMUT). One or more embodiments are now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the various embodiments. It may be evident, however, that the various embodiments can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate describing the embodiments in additional detail.
As used in this application, the term “or” is intended to mean an inclusive “or” rather than an exclusive “or”. That is, unless specified otherwise, or clear from context, “X employs A or B” is intended to mean any of the natural inclusive permutations. That is, if X employs A; X employs B; or X employs both A and B, then “X employs A or B” is satisfied under any of the foregoing instances. In addition, the articles “a” and “an” as used in this application and the appended claims should generally be construed to mean “one or more” unless specified otherwise or clear from context to be directed to a singular form. In addition, the word “coupled” is used herein to mean direct or indirect electrical or mechanical coupling. In addition, the word “example” is used herein to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration.
In one embodiment, both edge support 102 and interior support 104 are attached to a substrate 140. In various embodiments, substrate 140 may include at least one of, and without limitation, silicon or silicon nitride. It should be appreciated that substrate 140 may include electrical wirings and connection, such as aluminum or copper. In one embodiment, substrate 140 includes a CMOS logic wafer bonded to edge support 102 and interior support 104. In one embodiment, the membrane 120 comprises multiple layers. In an example embodiment, the membrane 120 includes lower electrode 106, piezoelectric layer 110, and upper electrode 108, where lower electrode 106 and upper electrode 108 are coupled to opposing sides of piezoelectric layer 110. As shown, lower electrode 106 is coupled to a lower surface of piezoelectric layer 110 and upper electrode 108 is coupled to an upper surface of piezoelectric layer 110. It should be appreciated that, in various embodiments, PMUT device 100 is a microelectromechanical (MEMS) device.
In one embodiment, membrane 120 also includes a mechanical support layer 112 (e.g., stiffening layer) to mechanically stiffen the layers. In various embodiments, mechanical support layer 112 may include at least one of, and without limitation, silicon, silicon oxide, silicon nitride, aluminum, molybdenum, titanium, etc. In one embodiment, PMUT device 100 also includes an acoustic coupling layer 114 above membrane 120 for supporting transmission of acoustic signals. It should be appreciated that acoustic coupling layer can include air, liquid, gel-like materials, or other materials for supporting transmission of acoustic signals. In one embodiment, PMUT device 100 also includes platen layer 116 above acoustic coupling layer 114 for containing acoustic coupling layer 114 and providing a contact surface for a finger or other sensed object with PMUT device 100. It should be appreciated that, in various embodiments, acoustic coupling layer 114 provides a contact surface, such that platen layer 116 is optional. Moreover, it should be appreciated that acoustic coupling layer 114 and/or platen layer 116 may be included with or used in conjunction with multiple PMUT devices. For example, an array of PMUT devices may be coupled with a single acoustic coupling layer 114 and/or platen layer 116.
The described PMUT device 100 can be used with almost any electrical device that converts a pressure wave into mechanical vibrations and/or electrical signals. In one aspect, the PMUT device 100 can comprise an acoustic sensing element (e.g., a piezoelectric element) that generates and senses ultrasonic sound waves. An object in a path of the generated sound waves can create a disturbance (e.g., changes in frequency or phase, reflection signal, echoes, etc.) that can then be sensed. The interference can be analyzed to determine physical parameters such as (but not limited to) distance, density and/or speed of the object. As an example, the PMUT device 100 can be utilized in various applications, such as, but not limited to, fingerprint or physiologic sensors suitable for wireless devices, industrial systems, automotive systems, robotics, telecommunications, security, medical devices, etc. For example, the PMUT device 100 can be part of a sensor array comprising a plurality of ultrasonic transducers deposited on a wafer, along with various logic, control and communication electronics. A sensor array may comprise homogenous or identical PMUT devices 100, or a number of different or heterogonous device structures.
In various embodiments, the PMUT device 100 employs a piezoelectric layer 110, comprised of materials such as, but not limited to, Aluminum nitride (AlN), lead zirconate titanate (PZT), quartz, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), and/or zinc oxide, to facilitate both acoustic signal production and sensing. The piezoelectric layer 110 can generate electric charges under mechanical stress and conversely experience a mechanical strain in the presence of an electric field. For example, the piezoelectric layer 110 can sense mechanical vibrations caused by an ultrasonic signal and produce an electrical charge at the frequency (e.g., ultrasonic frequency) of the vibrations. Additionally, the piezoelectric layer 110 can generate an ultrasonic wave by vibrating in an oscillatory fashion that might be at the same frequency (e.g., ultrasonic frequency) as an input current generated by an alternating current (AC) voltage applied across the piezoelectric layer 110. It should be appreciated that the piezoelectric layer 110 can include almost any material (or combination of materials) that exhibits piezoelectric properties, such that the structure of the material does not have a center of symmetry and a tensile or compressive stress applied to the material alters the separation between positive and negative charge sites in a cell causing a polarization at the surface of the material. The polarization is directly proportional to the applied stress and is direction dependent so that compressive and tensile stresses results in electric fields of opposite polarizations.
Further, the PMUT device 100 comprises electrodes 106 and 108 that supply and/or collect the electrical charge to/from the piezoelectric layer 110. It should be appreciated that electrodes 106 and 108 can be continuous and/or patterned electrodes (e.g., in a continuous layer and/or a patterned layer). For example, as illustrated, electrode 106 is a patterned electrode and electrode 108 is a continuous electrode. As an example, electrodes 106 and 108 can be comprised of almost any metal layers, such as, but not limited to, Aluminum (Al)/Titanium (Ti), Molybdenum (Mo), etc., which are coupled with an on opposing sides of the piezoelectric layer 110. In one embodiment, PMUT device also includes a third electrode, as illustrated in
According to an embodiment, the acoustic impedance of acoustic coupling layer 114 is selected to be similar to the acoustic impedance of the platen layer 116, such that the acoustic wave is efficiently propagated to/from the membrane 120 through acoustic coupling layer 114 and platen layer 116. As an example, the platen layer 116 can comprise various materials having an acoustic impedance in the range between 0.8 to 4 MRayl, such as, but not limited to, plastic, resin, rubber, Teflon, epoxy, etc. In another example, the platen layer 116 can comprise various materials having a high acoustic impedance (e.g., an acoustic impendence greater than 10 MRayl), such as, but not limited to, glass, aluminum-based alloys, sapphire, etc. Typically, the platen layer 116 can be selected based on an application of the sensor. For instance, in fingerprinting applications, platen layer 116 can have an acoustic impedance that matches (e.g., exactly or approximately) the acoustic impedance of human skin (e.g., 1.6×106 Rayl). Further, in one aspect, the platen layer 116 can further include a thin layer of anti-scratch material. In various embodiments, the anti-scratch layer of the platen layer 116 is less than the wavelength of the acoustic wave that is to be generated and/or sensed to provide minimum interference during propagation of the acoustic wave. As an example, the anti-scratch layer can comprise various hard and scratch-resistant materials (e.g., having a Mohs hardness of over 7 on the Mohs scale), such as, but not limited to sapphire, glass, MN, Titanium nitride (TiN), Silicon carbide (SiC), diamond, etc. As an example, PMUT device 100 can operate at 20 MHz and accordingly, the wavelength of the acoustic wave propagating through the acoustic coupling layer 114 and platen layer 116 can be 70-150 microns. In this example scenario, insertion loss can be reduced and acoustic wave propagation efficiency can be improved by utilizing an anti-scratch layer having a thickness of 1 micron and the platen layer 116 as a whole having a thickness of 1-2 millimeters. It is noted that the term “anti-scratch material” as used herein relates to a material that is resistant to scratches and/or scratch-proof and provides substantial protection against scratch marks.
In accordance with various embodiments, the PMUT device 100 can include metal layers (e.g., Aluminum (Al)/Titanium (Ti), Molybdenum (Mo), etc.) patterned to form electrode 106 in particular shapes (e.g., ring, circle, square, octagon, hexagon, etc.) that are defined in-plane with the membrane 120. Electrodes can be placed at a maximum strain area of the membrane 120 or placed at close to either or both the surrounding edge support 102 and interior support 104. Furthermore, in one example, electrode 108 can be formed as a continuous layer providing a ground plane in contact with mechanical support layer 112, which can be formed from silicon or other suitable mechanical stiffening material. In still other embodiments, the electrode 106 can be routed along the interior support 104, advantageously reducing parasitic capacitance as compared to routing along the edge support 102.
For example, when actuation voltage is applied to the electrodes, the membrane 120 will deform and move out of plane. The motion then pushes the acoustic coupling layer 114 it is in contact with and an acoustic (ultrasonic) wave is generated. Oftentimes, vacuum is present inside the cavity 130 and therefore damping contributed from the media within the cavity 130 can be ignored. However, the acoustic coupling layer 114 on the other side of the membrane 120 can substantially change the damping of the PMUT device 100. For example, a quality factor greater than 20 can be observed when the PMUT device 100 is operating in air with atmosphere pressure (e.g., acoustic coupling layer 114 is air) and can decrease lower than 2 if the PMUT device 100 is operating in water (e.g., acoustic coupling layer 114 is water).
In operation, during transmission, selected sets of PMUT devices in the two-dimensional array can transmit an acoustic signal (e.g., a short ultrasonic pulse) and during sensing, the set of active PMUT devices in the two-dimensional array can detect an interference of the acoustic signal with an object (in the path of the acoustic wave). The received interference signal (e.g., generated based on reflections, echoes, etc. of the acoustic signal from the object) can then be analyzed. As an example, an image of the object, a distance of the object from the sensing component, a density of the object, a motion of the object, etc., can all be determined based on comparing a frequency and/or phase of the interference signal with a frequency and/or phase of the acoustic signal. Moreover, results generated can be further analyzed or presented to a user via a display device (not shown).
For example, interior supports structures do not have to be centrally located with a PMUT device area, but can be non-centrally positioned within the cavity. As illustrated in
In this example for fingerprinting applications, the human finger 1252 and the processing logic module 1240 can determine, based on a difference in interference of the acoustic signal with valleys and/or ridges of the skin on the finger, an image depicting epi-dermis and/or dermis layers of the finger. Further, the processing logic module 1240 can compare the image with a set of known fingerprint images to facilitate identification and/or authentication. Moreover, in one example, if a match (or substantial match) is found, the identity of user can be verified. In another example, if a match (or substantial match) is found, a command/operation can be performed based on an authorization rights assigned to the identified user. In yet another example, the identified user can be granted access to a physical location and/or network/computer resources (e.g., documents, files, applications, etc.)
In another example, for finger-based applications, the movement of the finger can be used for cursor tracking/movement applications. In such embodiments, a pointer or cursor on a display screen can be moved in response to finger movement. It is noted that processing logic module 1240 can include or be connected to one or more processors configured to confer at least in part the functionality of system 1250. To that end, the one or more processors can execute code instructions stored in memory, for example, volatile memory and/or nonvolatile memory.
The CMOS layer includes control electronics 1360. In various embodiments, control electronics 1360 are a sophisticated, mixed-signal design fabricated through Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) processes. In various embodiments, control electronics 1360 include low voltage (LV) digital logic to select an element (or pixel) in the array and to control behavior at the element level and include LV analog signal processing of a received signal (e.g., ultrasonic waveform). The control electronics includes high voltage (HV) devices that are used to actuate, amplify, or condition a signal transduced between the electrical domain on the one hand, and the mechanical domain on the other. The HV devices comprise separate NMOS and PMOS sections with respective transistors using negative channel or positive channel transmission. In the case of a PMUT, HV devices are used to generate a high voltage actuation waveform that is applied to a piezoelectric layer of membrane 1320 to transduce a signal from the electrical domain to the ultrasound domain. In various embodiments, the LV devices include separate NMOS and PMOS sections.
It may also be possible to integrate the MEMS and CMOS elements at a die level, rather than a wafer level.
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices are manufactured using semiconductor manufacturing processes, and interface with the world through mechanical, optical, or other means. Examples of inertial MEMS devices include accelerometers and gyroscopes from InvenSense, which measure linear and rotational motion. Examples of optical MEMS devices include switching devices, frequently including small, movable mirrors to reflect light in space. Display MEMS, such as a Digital Light Processor (DLP) also use small, movable mirrors to create images in the visible light spectrum. MEMS technology is further used in pressure sensors, microphones, inkjet printers, fingerprint sensors, and other applications. There are a number of benefits to MEMS technology. The use of semiconductor manufacturing allows devices to be small, uniform, and repeatable. Given these benefits, many individual MEMS devices are also organized as arrays of uniform, or at least similar, elements.
The mechanical or optical portions of a MEMS device require control and an interface to electronics, including the system electronics comprising an end-user device. The control electronics are typically provided through semiconductor technology like Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) electronics. The electronics to control a MEMS device may be sophisticated, mixed-signal designs. CMOS control electronics may include low voltage (LV) digital logic and analog signal processing to select an element in an array and to control behavior at the element level. The control electronics may also include high voltage (HV) devices that are used to actuate, amplify, or condition a signal transduced between the electrical domain on the one hand, and the mechanical or optical domain on the other. The HV devices may include separate NMOS and PMOS sections with respective transistors using negative channel or positive channel transmission. However, to the extent that the CMOS electronics include mixed-signals —and particularly with respect to HV NMOS and HV PMOS—design rules dictate separation between these types of elements.
For example, it may be the case that MEMS elements are added following the creation of CMOS control electronics through post-processing manufacturing steps. Alternatively, MEMS elements are made in a first wafer, control electronics made in a second wafer, and the first and second wafers bonded together to form a complete device. The bonding of elements from two separate wafers may occur at a die level or at a wafer level. There may also be benefits to wafer bonding in terms of packaging and robustness of a design. If the MEMS elements are an array of devices, there is typically a registration of each of the MEMS elements to the CMOS control elements, so that there is a one-to-one correspondence between each MEMS element in an array with a related block of control electronics. There is also likely to be some glue logic included in each of the blocks of control electronics to tie together the functioning of the entire array.
Although conventional MEMS device arrays with a generally one-to-one correspondence in control electronics provide many of the benefits of MEMS, they are also subject to limitations. In particular, if the CMOS control electronics include multiple types of elements—including LV devices (e.g., both LV NMOS and LV PMOS devices), HV NMOS devices and HV PMOS devices—the CMOS design rules required by a manufacturing process may impede the packing of a MEMS array due to constraints on how closely associated blocks of control electronics may be. This may limit the density of the array by requiring a certain minimum pitch size between elements. In turn, this may limit the size of the array by limiting the number of control lines that can fit within a properly spaced element and still conform to the design rules. This may limit the performance of individual elements in the array by limiting the voltage that can be driven through the control electronics and to the device. Embodiments described herein address these concerns by describing arrangements of CMOS control elements for use in the development and manufacture of MEMS device arrays.
For example, an image sensor including MEMS devices (e.g., PMUTs 100) is to be manufactured, where the MEMS devices have an area of approximately 70 microns by 70 microns. The corresponding CMOS control elements include semiconductor devices of three classes (e.g., LV devices, HV PMOS devices, and HV NMOS devices), but also must be held to the same 70 micron by 70 micron constraint. In the current example, spacing rules require that the HV PMOS devices and the HV NMOS devices are spaced at least 40 microns apart from semiconductor devices of other classes or types. Accordingly, it may not be possible to fit all semiconductor devices within each CMOS control element or, if they are made to fit within each CMOS control element, there may be a significant amount of unused space on the CMOS control element.
Embodiments of the systems described herein, relate to a MEMS array made of uniform, or essentially uniform, devices or elements (e.g., ultrasonic transducers). This may be a single dimensional array (e.g., a line) or a two-dimensional array (e.g., a grid). Associated with the MEMS array is mixed-signal control electronics laid out in a way such that there is a many-to-one correspondence between the layout of the control electronics and each MEMS device of the MEMS array. For example, a CMOS control electronics block may include one or more CMOS control element and may be associated with one or more MEMS devices. An example CMOS control electronics block may be laid out such that common portions of the two, three, or more MEMS devices are grouped together based on CMOS design rules. In one embodiment, HV NMOS portions of each of the one or more MEMS devices are grouped in a first area, HV PMOS portions of each of the one or more MEMS devices are grouped in a second area, etc. By providing an asymmetric layout of the control electronics (e.g., CMOS control elements include different semiconductor devices and/or are oriented differently), it is possible to overcome many of the limitations previously described with having a generally one-to-one correspondence between MEMS element and control electronics in a conventional MEMS array.
In an embodiment, the one-to-many blocks of control electronics are further laid out in alternating patterns, so that arrangement of the control electronics share well boundaries between blocks. For example, adjacent blocks of control electronics will include their respective HV NMOS portions along a shared edge. This further limits the impact of CMOS design rules that require spacing between HV NMOS portions and HV PMOS portions. In an example embodiment of this technique, a two-dimensional array of MEMS devices is provided. Control electronics including LV devices, HV NMOS devices and HV PMOS devices are arranged in blocks, each block of control electronics corresponding to two uniform, or substantially similar, MEMS devices. These two-pixel blocks of control electronics are arranged in stripes along the first dimension of the array and then alternatingly flipped along the second dimension of the array to comprise the entire array for control of the MEMS elements.
In an embodiment, a two-dimensional array of individual PMUT devices (e.g., PMUT device 100 of
In one embodiment, device layer 1402 includes a plurality of devices 1410a-e (e.g., MEMS devices or PMUT devices) that are controllable by CMOS control elements 1420a-e of CMOS layer 1406. Interconnect layer 1404 is disposed between the device layer 1402 and CMOS layer 1406 and includes electrical connections for electrically coupling each devices 1410a-e to semiconductor device of the CMOS control layer 1406.
CMOS control element 1500 further includes HV devices operating in analog or digital mode to actuate, amplify, or condition a signal transduced between the electrical domain on the one hand, and the mechanical domain on the other. The HV devices illustratively include a HV PMOS device 1524 and a separate HV NMOS device 1526. The transistors in the HV NMOS device 1526 use negative channel operation (electrons are conveyed). The transistors in the HV PMOS device 1524 use positive channel transmission (holes are conveyed). Design rules from the semiconductor process impose spacing constraints on the layout of mixed-signal CMOS control element 1500. For example, separation 1540 is required between HV PMOS section 1524 and HV NMOS section 1526. In one example, a distance of 40 microns is required between HV PMOS section 1524 and HV NMOS section 1526.
It should be appreciated that separation 1550 and 1560 may be the same distance or a different distance, depending on the design specification. In one embodiment, where all HV devices (NMOS or PMOS) must be separated from other devices (HV or LV) by the same distance, separation 1550 and 1560 are the same distance. In one example embodiment, separation 1550 and 1560 is at least 40 microns. It should be appreciated that these separations are illustrative and not drawn to scale. With regard to
The layout of
The illustrated embodiment reduces/eliminates the spacing requirement by positioning the semiconductor devices within each CMOS control elements such that semiconductor devices of the same class are positioned adjacent to each other for adjacent CMOS control elements. For example, the HV NMOS device of CMOS control element 1500 is adjacent to the HV NMOS device of CMOS control element 1510. Where spacing requirements do not require that semiconductor devices of the same class have a separation width, this eliminates any spacing requirements between adjacent CMOS control elements (assuming that the CMOS control elements are of a sufficient dimension to allow for separation of semiconductor devices of different classes with the CMOS control element). The four element grouping of CMOS control elements 1500, 1510, 1520 and 1530 is repeated over the area of the array. In various embodiments, the adjacent edges of CMOS control elements share adjacent LV, HV NMOS, and HV PMOS regions.
In one embodiment,
The control block also includes high voltage circuits as a mixed signal device. HV PMOS device 1824 for use by two MEMS devices is located within CMOS control element 1800, HV NMOS device 1826 for use by two MEMS devices is located within CMOS control element 1805. In other words, the HV PMOS devices for two MEMS devices are contained within a first CMOS control element of the control block and the HV NMOS devices for two MEMS devices are within the second CMOS control element of the control block.
Symmetric layouts of portions of HV PMOS device 1824 and HV NMOS devices 1826 may be provided, similar to that shown with sub-blocks 1830 and 1832 for the LV devices. In total, grouping of like elements provides enhanced capabilities for the design and control of the MEMS system. This enables greater density of the array by limiting the number of constraints forcing certain minimum pitch sizes between CMOS control elements. This enables scaling of the array by creating more space for control lines to fit within a properly spaced CMOS control element and still conform to the design rules. This also enables enhanced performance of individual elements in the array by extending the voltage ranges that can be driven through the control electronics and to the associated device.
As illustrated, the CMOS control elements are positioned such that semiconductor devices of the same class are adjacent to each other (e.g., LV devices of CMOS control elements 1800 and 1805 are adjacent, and HV NMOS devices of CMOS control elements 1805 and 1815 are adjacent). It should be appreciated that while the semiconductor devices of the CMOS control elements are shown as being positioned extending horizontally across each CMOS control element, that the semiconductor devices may also be positioned vertically (e.g., rotated 90 degrees relative to the illustrated embodiment).
The control block of
As illustrated, control block 2440 includes four CMOS control elements, where the semiconductor devices are positioned within the CMOS control elements of control block 2440 as shown. Control block 2410 is a mirror image of control block 2440 along line 2420, and associates together adjacent HV NMOS sections of the eight devices in the first 2×4 portion of the array along the edge defined by line 2420. Control blocks 2430 and 2460 are respectively mirror images of control blocks 2440 and 2410 along line 2450. The 16 pixel grouping of control blocks 2440, 2410, 2430 and 2460 are then repeated. The borders share adjacent LV, HV NMOS, and HV PMOS regions. In this example, only a half pattern is repeated for the rightmost two columns.
In other examples, spacing rules may dictate that an HV PMOS device must be separated from any NMOS device by a specified separation distance and that an HV NMOS device must be separated from any PMOS device by a specified separation distance. However, in the current examples, these spacing rules do not require that HV PMOS devices have a similar separation distance from LV PMOS device and that HV NMOS devices have a similar separation distance from LV NMOS device. For example, an image sensor including MEMS devices (e.g., PMUTs 100) is to be manufactured, where the MEMS devices have an area of approximately 70 microns by 70 microns. The corresponding CMOS control elements include HV PMOS devices, LV PMOS devices, HV NMOS devices and LV NMOS devices, but also must be held to the same 70 micron by 70 micron constraint. In the current example, spacing rules require that the HV PMOS devices are spaced at least 40 microns apart from any NMOS device and that the HV NMOS devices are spaced at least 40 microns apart from any PMOS device. Accordingly, it may not be possible to fit all semiconductor devices within each CMOS control element or, if they are made to fit within each CMOS control element, there may be a significant amount of unused space on the CMOS control element.
Embodiments of the systems described herein, relate to a MEMS array made of uniform, or essentially uniform, devices or elements (e.g., ultrasonic transducers). This may be a single dimensional array (e.g., a line) or a two-dimensional array (e.g., a grid). Associated with the MEMS array is mixed-signal control electronics laid out in a way such that there is a one-to-one or many-to-one correspondence between the layout of the control electronics and each MEMS device of the MEMS array. For example, a CMOS control electronics block may include one or more CMOS control element and may be associated with one or more MEMS devices. An example CMOS control electronics block may be laid out such that common portions of the two, three, or more MEMS devices are grouped together based on CMOS design rules. In one embodiment, NMOS portions of each of the one or more MEMS devices are grouped in a first area and PMOS portions of each of the one or more MEMS devices are grouped in a second area. By providing an asymmetric layout of the control electronics (e.g., CMOS control elements include different semiconductor devices and/or are oriented differently), it is possible to overcome many of the limitations previously described with having a generally one-to-one correspondence between MEMS element and control electronics in a conventional MEMS array.
In an embodiment, the one-to-many blocks of control electronics are further laid out in alternating patterns, so that arrangement of the control electronics share well boundaries between blocks. For example, adjacent blocks of control electronics will include their respective NMOS portions along a shared edge, where the NMOS portions include HV NMOS semiconductor devices and LV NMOS semiconductor devices. This further limits the impact of CMOS design rules that require spacing between HV NMOS portions and any PMOS portions. In an example embodiment of this technique, a two-dimensional array of MEMS devices is provided. Control electronics including NMOS devices (LV and HV) and PMOS devices (LV and HV) are arranged in blocks, each block of control electronics corresponding to two uniform, or substantially similar, MEMS devices. These two-pixel blocks of control electronics are arranged in stripes along the first dimension of the array and then alternatingly flipped along the second dimension of the array to comprise the entire array for control of the MEMS elements.
In an embodiment, a two-dimensional array of individual PMUT devices (e.g., PMUT device 100 of
PMOS semiconductor device portion 2510 further includes an HV PMOS semiconductor device 2514, and NMOS semiconductor device portion 2520 further includes an HV NMOS semiconductor device 2524, operating in analog or digital mode to actuate, amplify, or condition a signal transduced between the electrical domain on the one hand, and the mechanical domain on the other. The transistors in HV NMOS semiconductor device 2524 uses negative channel operation (electrons are conveyed). The transistors in the HV PMOS semiconductor device 2514 uses positive channel transmission (holes are conveyed). Design rules from the semiconductor process impose spacing constraints on the layout of mixed-signal CMOS control element 2500. For example, separation 2530 is required between PMOS semiconductor device portion 2510 and an NMOS semiconductor device portion 2520. In one example, a distance of 40 microns is required between PMOS semiconductor device portion 2510 and an NMOS semiconductor device portion 2520.
As illustrated, the CMOS control elements 2500 are positioned such that PMOS semiconductor device portions are adjacent to each other and such that NMOS semiconductor device portions are adjacent to each other. For example, CMOS control elements 2500 of adjacent rows are positioned such that adjacent CMOS control elements have reflectional symmetry. For example, CMOS control elements 2500 of the top row have reflectional symmetry with CMOS control elements 250 of the second row along the adjacent edge as indicated by line 2550. It should be appreciated that while the semiconductor device portions of the CMOS control elements are shown as being positioned extending horizontally across each CMOS control element, that the semiconductor devices may also be positioned vertically (e.g., rotated 90 degrees relative to the illustrated embodiment).
In the illustrated embodiment, PMOS semiconductor device portion 2710 of CMOS control element 2700 includes both HV PMOS semiconductor device 2712 and LV PMOS semiconductor device 2714. NMOS semiconductor device portion 2720 of CMOS control element 2705 includes both HV NMOS semiconductor device 2722 and LV NMOS semiconductor device 2724. PMOS semiconductor device portion 2710 includes an LV PMOS semiconductor device 2712 (e.g., digital logic and/or analog signal processing), and NMOS semiconductor device portion 2720 includes an LV NMOS semiconductor device 2722, for selecting an element (or pixel) in the array and to control behavior at the element level. LV device logic includes small format CMOS circuits operating in saturation, linear, and cut-off modes for providing logical 0's and 1's for digital control and includes LV analog signal processing of a received signal (e.g., ultrasonic waveform).
PMOS semiconductor device portion 2710 further includes an HV PMOS semiconductor device 2714, and NMOS semiconductor device portion 2720 further includes an HV NMOS semiconductor device 2724, operating in analog or digital mode to actuate, amplify, or condition a signal transduced between the electrical domain on the one hand, and the mechanical domain on the other. The transistors in HV NMOS semiconductor device 2724 uses negative channel operation (electrons are conveyed). The transistors in the HV PMOS semiconductor device 2714 uses positive channel transmission (holes are conveyed). Design rules from the semiconductor process impose spacing constraints on the layout of mixed-signal CMOS control elements 2700 and 2705. For example, separation 2730 is required between PMOS semiconductor device portion 2710 and an NMOS semiconductor device portion 2720. In one example, a distance of 40 microns is required between PMOS semiconductor device portion 2710 and an NMOS semiconductor device portion 2720.
As illustrated, the CMOS control elements 2700 and 2705 are positioned such that PMOS semiconductor device portions and NMOS semiconductor device portions are not adjacent to each other and are separated by a predefined separation distance. For example, PMOS semiconductor device portions 2710 of CMOS control elements 2700 of the first row (e.g., top row) are positioned on an edge opposite CMOS control elements 2705 of the second row. Furthermore, the CMOS control elements 2705 of the second and third rows have reflectional symmetry such that NMOS semiconductor device portions 2720 are adjacent to each other. It should be appreciated that while the semiconductor device portions of the CMOS control elements are shown as being positioned extending horizontally across each CMOS control element, that the semiconductor devices may also be positioned vertically (e.g., rotated 90 degrees relative to the illustrated embodiment).
With reference to
As illustrated, each device 1410a-e is coupled to an LV device, an HV PMOS device, and an HV NMOS device. For example, device 1410a is electrically coupled to HV PMOS device 1424 of CMOS control element 1420a via electrical connection 1431 and is electrically coupled to HV NMOS device 1426 of CMOS control element 1420b via electrical connection 1430. Similarly, device 1410b is electrically coupled to HV PMOS device 1424 of CMOS control element 1420a via electrical connection 1432 and is electrically coupled to HV NMOS device 1426 of CMOS control element 1420b via electrical connection 1433. As shown, while each device is electrically coupled to semiconductor devices of different classes, they are not necessarily electrically coupled to the CMOS control element that the overlay. Rather, there is a two-to-one relationship by which two adjacent devices share the semiconductor devices of two corresponding CMOS control elements.
In the illustrated embodiment, each CMOS control element includes LV devices. Accordingly, each device is electrically coupled to the LV devices of the CMOS control element that it overlays. For example, device 1410c is electrically coupled to LV device 1422 of CMOS control element 1420c via electrical connection 1434. In various embodiments, the LV devices are electrically isolated through a capacitor. As shown, in one embodiment, electrical connection 1434 includes capacitor 1436, such that LV device 1422 is electrically coupled to device 1410c through capacitor 1436. It should be appreciated that other ways of electrically isolating the LV devices may be used, such as connecting through another high voltage device.
In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a plurality of CMOS control elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, where each CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements includes two semiconductor devices. The plurality of CMOS control elements include a first subset of CMOS control elements (e.g., CMOS control elements 1800), each CMOS control element of the first subset of CMOS control elements including a semiconductor device of a first class and a semiconductor device of a second class, and a second subset of CMOS control elements (e.g., CMOS control elements 1805), each CMOS control element of the second subset of CMOS control elements including a semiconductor device of the first class and a semiconductor device of a third class.
In one embodiment, the semiconductor devices of the first class include low voltage devices (e.g., LV devices 1822), the semiconductor devices of the second class include high voltage PMOS devices (e.g., HV PMOS devices 1824), and the semiconductor devices of the third class include high voltage NMOS devices (e.g., HV NMOS devices 1826). In one embodiment, the semiconductor devices of the first class include low voltage devices including low voltage PMOS devices (e.g., sub-block 1830) and low voltage NMOS devices (sub-block 1836). In one embodiment, the high voltage NMOS devices are separated from the high voltage PMOS devices and the low voltage devices by at least 40 microns, and wherein the high voltage PMOS devices are separated from the low voltage devices by at least 40 microns.
The plurality of CMOS control elements are arranged in the two-dimensional array such that CMOS semiconductor devices of the first class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the first class, CMOS semiconductor devices of the second class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the second class, and CMOS semiconductor devices of the third class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the third class.
In one embodiment, the electronic device further includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (e.g., devices 1410a-e) arranged in a two-dimensional array, where each ultrasonic transducer of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers is associated with a CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements. In one embodiment, the ultrasonic transducers are Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (PMUT) devices (e.g., PMUT device 100).
In one embodiment, the electronic device further includes an interconnect layer (e.g., interconnect layer 1404) disposed between the plurality of CMOS control elements and the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, the interconnect layer including electrical connections for electrically coupling each ultrasonic transducer to a semiconductor device of the first class, a semiconductor device of the second class, and a semiconductor device of a third class. In one embodiment, each ultrasonic transducer is electrically coupled to a device of the first class through a capacitor.
In one embodiment, the two-dimensional array includes a plurality of rows including four rows of CMOS control elements. The first row includes CMOS control elements of the first subset of CMOS control elements, wherein the semiconductor devices of the second class are adjacent to a first edge of the first row of the CMOS control elements and the semiconductor devices of the first class are adjacent to a second edge of the first row of the CMOS control elements, wherein the first edge of the first row and the second edge of the first row are opposite edges of the CMOS control elements of the first row. The second row includes CMOS control elements of the second subset of CMOS control elements, wherein the semiconductor devices of the first class are adjacent to a first edge of the second row of the CMOS control elements and the semiconductor devices of the third class are adjacent to a second edge of the second row of the CMOS control elements, wherein the first edge of the second row and the second edge of the second row are opposite edges of the CMOS control elements of the second row, and wherein the semiconductor devices of the first class of the second row are adjacent to the semiconductor devices of the first class of the first row. The third row includes CMOS control elements of the second subset of CMOS control elements, wherein the semiconductor devices of the third class are adjacent to a first edge of the third row of the CMOS control elements and the semiconductor devices of the first class are adjacent to a second edge of the third row of the CMOS control elements, wherein the first edge of the third row and the second edge of the third row are opposite edges of the CMOS control elements of the third row, and wherein the semiconductor devices of the third class of the third row are adjacent to the semiconductor devices of the third class of the second row. And the fourth row includes CMOS control elements of the first subset of CMOS control elements, wherein the semiconductor devices of the first class are adjacent to a first edge of the fourth row of the CMOS control elements and the semiconductor devices of the second class are adjacent to a second edge of the second row of the CMOS control elements, wherein the first edge of the fourth row and the second edge of the fourth row are opposite edges of the CMOS control elements of the fourth row, and wherein the semiconductor devices of the first class of the fourth row are adjacent to the semiconductor devices of the first class of the third row.
In another embodiment, the two-dimensional array includes a plurality of rows including a first pair of rows and a second pair of rows. The first pair of rows includes CMOS control elements of the first subset of CMOS control elements, where CMOS control elements of a first row of the first pair of rows have reflectional symmetry with CMOS control elements of a second row of the first pair of rows relative to an adjacent edge of the first row of the first pair of rows and the second row of the first pair of rows. The second pair of rows includes CMOS control elements of the second subset of CMOS control elements, where CMOS control elements of a first row of the second pair of rows have reflectional symmetry with CMOS control elements of a second row of the second pair of rows relative to an adjacent edge of the first row of the second pair of rows and the second row of the second pair of rows. The first pair of rows and the second pair of rows are interlaced within the two-dimensional array.
In another embodiment, an electronic device includes a plurality of CMOS control elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, where each CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements includes three semiconductor devices. In the present embodiment, each of the three semiconductor devices is disposed in different a corner of the CMOS control element and separated by a spacing width, where the semiconductor devices include a semiconductor device of a first class, a semiconductor device of a second class, and a semiconductor device of a third class.
In one embodiment, the semiconductor devices of the first class include low voltage devices (e.g., LV devices 1522), the semiconductor devices of the second class include high voltage PMOS devices (e.g., HV PMOS devices 1524), and the semiconductor devices of the third class include high voltage NMOS devices (e.g., HV NMOS devices 1526). In one embodiment, the semiconductor devices of the first class include low voltage devices including low voltage PMOS devices and low voltage NMOS devices. In one embodiment, the high voltage NMOS devices are separated from the high voltage PMOS devices and the low voltage devices by at least 40 microns, and wherein the high voltage PMOS devices are separated from the low voltage devices by at least 40 microns.
The plurality of CMOS control elements are arranged in the two-dimensional array such that CMOS semiconductor devices of the first class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the first class, CMOS semiconductor devices of the second class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the second class, and CMOS semiconductor devices of the third class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the third class.
In one embodiment, the electronic device further includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged in a two-dimensional array, where each ultrasonic transducer of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers is associated with a CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements. In one embodiment, the ultrasonic transducers are Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (PMUT) devices (e.g., PMUT device 100).
In one embodiment, the electronic device further includes an interconnect layer (e.g., interconnect layer 1404) disposed between the plurality of CMOS control elements and the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, the interconnect layer including electrical connections for electrically coupling each ultrasonic transducer to a semiconductor device of the first class, a semiconductor device of the second class, and a semiconductor device of a third class. In one embodiment, each ultrasonic transducer is electrically coupled to a device of the first class through a capacitor.
In one embodiment, the plurality of CMOS control elements is arranged within the two-dimensional array such that the semiconductor devices within CMOS control elements having adjacent edges have reflectional symmetry relative to the adjacent edges of the CMOS control elements. In one embodiment, the plurality of CMOS control elements is arranged within the two-dimensional array such that the semiconductor devices within CMOS control elements having adjacent corners have 180 degree rotational symmetry relative to the adjacent corners of the CMOS control elements.
In another embodiment, an electronic device includes a plurality of CMOS control elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, each CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements including a semiconductor device. The plurality of CMOS control elements includes a first subset of CMOS control elements including a semiconductor device of a first class, a second subset of CMOS control elements including a semiconductor device of a second class, and a third subset of CMOS control elements including a semiconductor device of a third class.
In one embodiment, the semiconductor devices of the first class include low voltage devices (e.g., LV devices 2022), the semiconductor devices of the second class include high voltage PMOS devices (e.g., HV PMOS devices 2024), and the semiconductor devices of the third class include high voltage NMOS devices (e.g., HV NMOS devices 2026). In one embodiment, the semiconductor devices of the first class include low voltage devices including low voltage PMOS devices and low voltage NMOS devices. In one embodiment, the high voltage NMOS devices are separated from the high voltage PMOS devices and the low voltage devices by at least 40 microns, and wherein the high voltage PMOS devices are separated from the low voltage devices by at least 40 microns.
The plurality of CMOS control elements are arranged in the two-dimensional array such that CMOS semiconductor devices of the first class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the first class, CMOS semiconductor devices of the second class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the second class, and CMOS semiconductor devices of the third class are only adjacent to other CMOS semiconductor devices of the third class.
In one embodiment, the electronic device further includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged in a two-dimensional array, where each ultrasonic transducer of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers is associated with a CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements. In one embodiment, the ultrasonic transducers are Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (PMUT) devices (e.g., PMUT device 100).
In one embodiment, the electronic device further includes an interconnect layer (e.g., interconnect layer 1404) disposed between the plurality of CMOS control elements and the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, the interconnect layer including electrical connections for electrically coupling each ultrasonic transducer to a semiconductor device of the first class, a semiconductor device of the second class, and a semiconductor device of a third class. In one embodiment, each ultrasonic transducer is electrically coupled to a device of the first class through a capacitor.
In one embodiment, the two-dimensional array a plurality of rows of CMOS control elements. A first row includes CMOS control elements of the first subset of CMOS control elements (e.g., control elements 2005), wherein the semiconductor devices of the first class are disposed within and span a width of the CMOS control elements of the first subset of CMOS control elements, such that the semiconductor devices of the first class of adjacent CMOS control elements of the first row are adjacent. A second row includes CMOS control elements of the second subset of CMOS control elements (e.g., control elements 2000), wherein the semiconductor devices of the second class are disposed within and span a width of the CMOS control elements of the second subset of CMOS control elements, such that the semiconductor devices of the second class of adjacent CMOS control elements of the second row are adjacent. A third row includes CMOS control elements of the third subset of CMOS control elements (e.g., control elements 2010), wherein the semiconductor devices of the third class are disposed within and span a width of the CMOS control elements of the third subset of CMOS control elements, such that the semiconductor devices of the third class of adjacent CMOS control elements of the third row are adjacent.
In one embodiment, the plurality of rows is arranged in an ABACAB pattern. For example, the pattern includes a first row (A) of the plurality of first rows, a second row (B) of the plurality of second rows, a first row (A) of the plurality of first rows, a third row (C) of the plurality of third rows, and a first row (A) of the plurality of first rows. In another embodiment, the plurality of rows is arranged in an ABCABC pattern. For example, the pattern includes a first row (A) of the plurality of first rows, a second row (B) of the plurality of second rows, a third row (C) of the plurality of third rows, and a first row (A) of the plurality of first rows. It should be appreciated that other patterns for arranging the rows are contemplated.
In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a plurality of CMOS control elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, where each CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements includes semiconductor devices. The plurality of CMOS control elements each includes a PMOS semiconductor device portion comprising a high voltage PMOS device and a low voltage PMOS device and an NMOS semiconductor device portion comprising a high voltage NMOS device and a low voltage NMOS device. The plurality of CMOS control elements are arranged in the two-dimensional array such that the PMOS semiconductor device portion of a CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements is only adjacent to other PMOS semiconductor device portions of adjacent CMOS control elements of the plurality of CMOS control elements, and such that the NMOS semiconductor device portion of a CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements is only adjacent to other NMOS semiconductor device portions of adjacent CMOS control elements of the plurality of CMOS control elements. In one embodiment, the PMOS semiconductor device portion and the NMOS semiconductor device portion are separated by at least 40 microns.
In one embodiment, the electronic device further includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (e.g., devices 1410a-e) arranged in a two-dimensional array, where each ultrasonic transducer of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers is associated with a CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements. In one embodiment, the ultrasonic transducers are Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (PMUT) devices (e.g., PMUT device 100).
In one embodiment, the electronic device further includes an interconnect layer (e.g., interconnect layer 1404) disposed between the plurality of CMOS control elements and the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, the interconnect layer including electrical connections for electrically each ultrasonic transducer to a semiconductor device of the PMOS semiconductor device portion and to a semiconductor device of the NMOS semiconductor device portion. In one embodiment, the electrical connections are for interconnecting each ultrasonic transducer to a high voltage PMOS device and a low voltage PMOS device of the PMOS semiconductor device portion and to a high voltage NMOS device and a low voltage NMOS device of the NMOS semiconductor device portion.
In one embodiment, the two-dimensional array comprises a plurality of rows of CMOS control elements, wherein adjacent rows have an alternating orientation of the CMOS control elements, such that CMOS control elements of a first row have reflectional symmetry with CMOS control elements of a second row of relative to an adjacent edge of the first row and the second row. In one embodiment, CMOS control elements have reflectional symmetry with adjacent CMOS control elements relative to adjacent edges.
In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a plurality of CMOS control elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, where each CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements includes a semiconductor device. The plurality of CMOS control elements each includes a first subset of CMOS control elements including a PMOS semiconductor device portion, the PMOS semiconductor device portion comprising a high voltage PMOS device and a low voltage PMOS device, and a second subset of CMOS control elements comprising an NMOS semiconductor device portion, the NMOS semiconductor device portion including a high voltage NMOS device and a low voltage NMOS device. The plurality of CMOS control elements are arranged in the two-dimensional array such that the PMOS semiconductor device portion of a CMOS control element of the first subset of CMOS control elements is only adjacent to other PMOS semiconductor device portions of adjacent CMOS control elements of the first subset of CMOS control elements, and such that the NMOS semiconductor device portion of a CMOS control element of the second subset of CMOS control elements is only adjacent to other NMOS semiconductor device portions of adjacent CMOS control elements of the second subset of CMOS control elements. In one embodiment, the PMOS semiconductor device portion and the NMOS semiconductor device portion of adjacent CMOS control elements are separated by at least 40 microns.
In one embodiment, the electronic device further includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (e.g., devices 1410a-e) arranged in a two-dimensional array, where each ultrasonic transducer of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers is associated with a CMOS control element of the plurality of CMOS control elements. In one embodiment, the ultrasonic transducers are Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (PMUT) devices (e.g., PMUT device 100).\
In one embodiment, the electronic device further includes an interconnect layer (e.g., interconnect layer 1404) disposed between the plurality of CMOS control elements and the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, the interconnect layer including electrical connections for electrically each ultrasonic transducer to a semiconductor device of the PMOS semiconductor device portion and to a semiconductor device of the NMOS semiconductor device portion. In one embodiment, the electrical connections are for interconnecting each ultrasonic transducer to a high voltage PMOS device and a low voltage PMOS device of the PMOS semiconductor device portion and to a high voltage NMOS device and a low voltage NMOS device of the NMOS semiconductor device portion.
In one embodiment, the two-dimensional array includes a plurality of rows, in which a first row includes CMOS control elements of the first subset of CMOS control elements, wherein the semiconductor devices of the PMOS semiconductor device portion are adjacent to a first edge of the first row of the CMOS control elements, wherein the first edge of the first row and a second edge of the first row are opposite edges of the CMOS control elements of the first row. A second row includes CMOS control elements of the second subset of CMOS control elements, wherein the semiconductor devices of the NMOS semiconductor device portion are adjacent to a first edge of the second row of the CMOS control elements, wherein the first edge of the second row and a second edge of the second row are opposite edges of the CMOS control elements of the second row, and wherein the second edge of the second row is adjacent to the second edge of the first row. A third row includes CMOS control elements of the second subset of CMOS control elements, wherein the semiconductor devices of the NMOS semiconductor device portion are adjacent to a first edge of the third row of the CMOS control elements, wherein the first edge of the third row and a second edge of the third row are opposite edges of the CMOS control elements of the third row, and wherein the first edge of the third row is adjacent to the first edge of the second row. A fourth row includes CMOS control elements of the first subset of CMOS control elements, wherein the semiconductor devices of the PMOS semiconductor device portion are adjacent to a first edge of the fourth row of the CMOS control elements, wherein the first edge of the fourth row and a second edge of the fourth row are opposite edges of the CMOS control elements of the fourth row, and wherein the second edge of the fourth row is adjacent to the second edge of the third row. In one embodiment, the plurality of rows further includes a fifth row includes CMOS control elements of the first subset of CMOS control elements, wherein the semiconductor devices of the PMOS semiconductor device portion are adjacent to a first edge of the fifth row of the CMOS control elements, wherein the first edge of the fifth row and a second edge of the fifth row are opposite edges of the CMOS control elements of the fifth row, and wherein the first edge of the fifth row is adjacent to the first edge of the fourth row.
In one embodiment, the two-dimensional array includes a plurality of rows, in which a first pair of rows includes CMOS control elements of the first subset of CMOS control elements, wherein CMOS control elements of a first row of the first pair of rows have reflectional symmetry with CMOS control elements of a second row of the first pair of rows relative to an adjacent edge of the first row of the first pair of rows and the second row of the first pair of rows, such that the PMOS semiconductor device portion of the first row of the first pair of rows is adjacent to the PMOS semiconductor device portion of the second row of the first pair of rows. A second pair of rows includes CMOS control elements of the second subset of CMOS control elements, wherein CMOS control elements of a first row of the second pair of rows have reflectional symmetry with CMOS control elements of a second row of the second pair of rows relative to an adjacent edge of the first row of the second pair of rows and the second row of the second pair of rows, such that the NMOS semiconductor device portion of the first row of the second pair of rows is adjacent to the NMOS semiconductor device portion of the second row of the second pair of rows. In various embodiments, the first pair of rows and the second pair of rows are interlaced within the two-dimensional array.
What has been described above includes examples of the subject disclosure. It is, of course, not possible to describe every conceivable combination of components or methodologies for purposes of describing the subject matter, but it is to be appreciated that many further combinations and permutations of the subject disclosure are possible. Accordingly, the claimed subject matter is intended to embrace all such alterations, modifications, and variations that fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
In particular and in regard to the various functions performed by the above described components, devices, circuits, systems and the like, the terms (including a reference to a “means”) used to describe such components are intended to correspond, unless otherwise indicated, to any component which performs the specified function of the described component (e.g., a functional equivalent), even though not structurally equivalent to the disclosed structure, which performs the function in the herein illustrated exemplary aspects of the claimed subject matter.
The aforementioned systems and components have been described with respect to interaction between several components. It can be appreciated that such systems and components can include those components or specified sub-components, some of the specified components or sub-components, and/or additional components, and according to various permutations and combinations of the foregoing. Sub-components can also be implemented as components communicatively coupled to other components rather than included within parent components (hierarchical). Additionally, it should be noted that one or more components may be combined into a single component providing aggregate functionality or divided into several separate sub-components. Any components described herein may also interact with one or more other components not specifically described herein.
In addition, while a particular feature of the subject innovation may have been disclosed with respect to only one of several implementations, such feature may be combined with one or more other features of the other implementations as may be desired and advantageous for any given or particular application. Furthermore, to the extent that the terms “includes,” “including,” “has,” “contains,” variants thereof, and other similar words are used in either the detailed description or the claims, these terms are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term “comprising” as an open transition word without precluding any additional or other elements.
Thus, the embodiments and examples set forth herein were presented in order to best explain various selected embodiments of the present invention and its particular application and to thereby enable those skilled in the art to make and use embodiments of the invention. However, those skilled in the art will recognize that the foregoing description and examples have been presented for the purposes of illustration and example only. The description as set forth is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the embodiments of the invention to the precise form disclosed.
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