Unique Technology
Optically Transparent Ultrasonic Transducers
- Novel implementation of Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers (CMUTs)
- Patented design and fabrication process
Implementation
- Very low profile (<1mm in thickness)
- Lightweight
- Photolithographic definition of the transducer elements
- Wide range of operating frequency selection
- Custom transducer element and array size
High Efficiency
- Efficient transduction mechanism
- Low power consumption
- Reliable long term operation
- Resistant to harsh environments
Wideband Design
- High resolution imaging
- Precise distance monitoring
- High quality sound
Potential Applications
Touchless Screen
- Gesture sensing
- Haptic feedback
- Command/Control
- Navigation
- Touchless signature
Speaker/Microphone on Display
- Array microphone
- Localization of the speaker/listener
- High sensitivity
Display as a Directional Sound Source
- Directed sound to the listener without disturbing others
- Virtual speakers on the walls for surround sound
Precise Distance/Motion detection
- Ultrasonic distance detection
- High accuracy due to wide bandwidth
- Low power consumption
- Suitable for autonomous vehicles
Smartphones
- Gesture sensing with haptic feedback
- Fingerprint sensor on display glass
Photoacoustic Imaging
- Illumination through transducer
- Compact design
- Collinear light/ultrasound transmission
- High sensitivity
- High contrast
Meet the Team
Omer Oralkan
Omer Oralkan is the president and the co-founder of ClearSens. He is a faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State University. His research interests are at the interface of electrical engineering and the life sciences, particularly on using integrated circuits and underlying technologies to implement medical devices and supporting systems for diagnostics and therapy. More specifically, his current research focuses on developing devices and systems for ultrasound imaging, photoacoustic imaging, image-guided therapy, biological and chemical sensing, and ultrasound neural stimulation.
Feysel Yalcin Yamaner
Feysel Yalcin Yamaner is the CEO and the co-founder of ClearSens. He is also a Research Faculty in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at NC State University. He has an extensive experience in microfabrication. He worked for various research institutes around the world. He was a visiting researcher with the VLSI Design and Education Center (VDEC), Tokyo, Japan, in 2006, and a visiting scholar in the Micromachined Sensors and Transducers Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, in 2008. He was a Research Associate with the Laboratory of Therapeutic Applications of Ultrasound, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Lyon, France in 2011. Currently, he focuses on developing micromachined devices for ultrasonic sensing, imaging, and therapy.