Smart MEMS-based and Piezoelectric Medical Devices

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Slide 1

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 2

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 3

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 4

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 5

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 6

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 7

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 8

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 9

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 10

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 11

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 12

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 13

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 14

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 15

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 16

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 17

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 18

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 19

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 20

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes


Slide 21

SMART Piezoelectric&MEMS-based
Devices/Applications

An NGUYEN-DINH
[email protected]
www.vermon.com

MEMs-based imaging device for the diagnostic of arthritic diseases.
This work is funded under FP7 programme « IACOBUS », EC Grant Agreement 305760 / HEALTH2012.1.2-1

Contact: Nicolas SENEGOND
[email protected]

Outlook

• IACOBUS project (European FP7 funding program) : Diagnosis and monitoring of Inflammatory and
Arthritic diseases using a COmbined approach Based on Ultrasound, optoacoustic and hyperSpectral
imaging
(project coordinator : Fraunhofer IBMT)

• Objective: improvement of the diagnosis of arthritis
Development of a 3D imaging system combining photoacoustics & echographic for finger joint imaging.
• Development of the ultrasound system, laser sources & reconstruction algorithm (Fraunhofer IBMT)
• Development of the smart multi-modality ultrasonic probe (VERMON)

Specifications

Geometry
• 4 Tile portions :
• 2 « Grand Tiles » of 30mm RoC including 256 trx channels
• 2 « Small Tiles » of 15mm RoC including 128 trx channels
• TRX maximum thickness = 6 mm
• Translation of the 4 arcs for 3D reconstruction

Transducer





Central frequency 10-12 MHz
Inter-element pitch 150 µm
Elevation H = 3 mm
Transverse focus = 12 mm

Mechanical design

Translation axes

• General view
• Probes are entirely immersed in a water tank
• Material used for housing : anodised aluminum
• Maximum thickness of each Tile: 6 mm

Water tank
Laser sources

Finger holder

Finger spacer

Mechanical design (1/2)

Preamp boards

• “Grand Tiles”
• 8 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 4 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Coax cable for 256 channel driving + cable for preamp supplying and bias voltage for cMUTs

32 element cMUT array

Mechanical design (2/2)

• “Small Tiles”
• 4 x 32 (256) element array cMUT
• 2 x 64 (256) channels pre-amp PCBs per Tile
• Both Tiles are connected together with a single 256 coax cables

32 element cMUT array
Pre-amp PCB

capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic
Transducer (cMUT)

Features
A Multiscale Device :

300 µm

40 mm
CMUT device

20 µm
CMUT element

Reversible Operations:

Ultrasonic wave

Movable electrode

CMUT cell

Ultrasonic wave

Vacuum gap

∆c
∆u
Transmit mode

Vdc+
Vac

∆u
Receive mode

Vdc

cMUT design

BW & central frequency simulation

Directory simulation

• Batch of simulations (FDM taking into account
mechanical, electrostatic & acoustic)
• Layout design of the masks of photolithography
• Process used : sacrificial layer process
• Wafers processed by specialised MEMS foundries

CAD design

Wafer fabrication

Characterization

Dimensioning control

Z-Profile measurement

Impedance measurement

Pre-amp circuitry design

8 channel preamplifier chipset

Connection with flex

Preamp-board

Top view

• 1 board = preamplification of 64 channels
• Sizes 12,5 mm*153 mm
• Thickness of the board 0,8 mm
• Thickness with electronic components = 2,65 mm

Power supply box




3 channels power supply box
Provide DC voltages for preamplifier and bias voltages for cMUTs
Connection with probes : LEMO 14 points

Passive components

Bottom view

Connectors to cable

Integration

• Singulation of the 32 elts cMUT chips from wafer
• Test of devices : pulse echo measurement in oil


BW, central frequency are characterized

• Interconnection : wirebonded on flexible board
• Packaging of cMUT chips: silicone rubber (<500µm)
compatible with ultrasonic propagation
• Direct assembly on to pre-amp PCBs (pad/pitch:
75µm/75µm)

Current statement

• Ultrasound Probe with optical mounting available for end 2014.
• First imaging prototype system available early 2015
• Preclinical test on 60 patients planned to start mid 2015

Low frequency vibrational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEH)
Contact: Guillaume FERIN
[email protected]

Energy Piezo-Harvester
Main piezoelectric harvesting technics



Vibrations are everywhere and free

Direct Stress/Strain energy harvesting
Indirect external Vibrational harvesting using
inertial forces

D31 mode

D33 mode

DuraAct Patch Transducer - PI

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

State-of-the-art

204Hz

• D31 oriented unimorph, Multilayered
serial or parallel bimorph
• D33 interleaved unimorph & bimorph

• Possible integration forms
• MEMS
• Macro device

Jeong 2005 : d33 PZT Cant.

1.3KHz

Cantilever (clamped/free) beams
Bridges (clamped/clamped)
Spirals
Others

608Hz






FANG 2006 : d31 PZT Cant.

200Hz

• Common topologies

Marzecki 2005 : d31 AlN Cant.

Marzecki 2007 : d31 AlN Cant.

200Hz

• Common flexural architectures

13.9KHz

Topologies for Vibrational Energy Piezoelectric Harvesters.

Renaud 2007 : d31 PZT Cant.

Dong 2008 : Spiral d31 PZT

Fabrication

X50
Surface roughness (PZT)





Optical Thickness control

Poling and electrode plating

Bulk PZT
Metallic shim material
Advanced Polymer bonding
CONFIDENTIAL

VERMON - Advanced Research Dpt

Performance
Piezoelectric device impedance (with no tip mass)
100

Amplitude
Phase angle

80
60
40

1,00E+03

20
0
-20
1,00E+02

-40
(88.0Hz, 1.57MΩ)

(85.8Hz, 23kΩ)

-60

Imepdance phase angle (°)

Test bench for electrical impedance measurement and
harmonic mechanical solicitation

W/WO Tip mass

Clamping pressure monitored to avoid softening
effects

Free circulating air (no softening recorded)

Impedance amplitude (kΩ)

1,00E+04

-80
1,00E+01

-100
80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

frequency (Hz)

16

Polycrystalline PZT ceramic
PMN-PT [011] Single Crystal

14

RMS power (µW)

12

(With no Tip Mass)

10
8
6
4

1 G max uniaxial acceleration (gravity direction)
Electrical load 100kOhms

2
0
70

80

90

100

Harmonic excitation Frequency (Hz))

110

120

Medical Implants..



Heart as a mechanical source





Direct conversuin (external patchs)
Hear wall vibrational (external or internal
capsules

Power output





>10µW continuous mean power delivery
Up to 2.5V mean voltage

Quality standards & requirements



20-25 years durability
Comply with ISO60601 standards on active
implantable medical devices





Key developments -Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST be :


Highly reliable



“Implantable vibrational low Frequency
energy harvester”, VERMON



No damageable
Long lifetime >25years

Highly efficient





“Conformal piezoelectric energy harvesting
from motions of the heart, lung, and
diaphragm” C. Dagdeviren, 2014

Biocompatibility
Electrical safety

high power density
Works in every position

Great Integrability



Miniaturization
Compatible with MEMS & CMOS process

SHM Applications..

• Vibrational piezoelectric
energy harvester MUST have :
• High reliability
• No damageable: Embedded in
structures if possible &
• Forget: Long lifetime >30years
• Harsh environment (-40/+50°C)

• Efficiency
• high power density or multiple
harvester hosting architectures :
Stackable PEH
• Works in every position (multiaxis approach)
• Cost : below battery costs

FAA Technical center, William J. Hugues

Embedded Autonomous Sensing

• General specifications


Aircraft vibration source






Harvesting frequency range from 10 to 50Hz
1 mm max displacement
1G max available acceleration

Goals : save maintenance costs





Geometrical specs


Flat enough to be embedded into composite
sandwiches between foams and skins
Compatible with internal composite
stress/strain





10b$ a year for all airlines companies
35% could be saved with autonomous
sensors

Flaws detection and localization



Passive acoustic or LRU sensors for guided
wave processing
Other inertial sensors

Autonomous acoustic sensor nodes