JP2019523094A - 128素子アレイプローブ用の超音波システムフロントエンド回路 - Google Patents
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- 共通の出力部に共に結合されるパルサー及び線形送信器、並びに、前記パルサー及び前記線形送信器と同じ集積回路にある送信/受信スイッチを含む高電圧送信器集積回路であって、前記パルサー及び前記線形送信器の前記共通の出力部と、前記送信/受信スイッチとは、トランスデューサアレイのトランスデューサ素子に結合されるように適合されている、高電圧送信器集積回路と、
前記高電圧送信器集積回路の前記送信/受信スイッチに結合される低電圧受信信号経路と、
を含む、
超音波システムフロントエンド回路。 - 前記低電圧受信信号経路は、別個の低電圧集積回路にある、請求項1に記載の超音波システムフロントエンド回路。
- 前記低電圧受信信号経路に結合されるビームフォーマFPGAを更に含む、請求項1に記載の超音波システムフロントエンド回路。
- 前記パルサー及び前記線形送信器用の送信データを記憶するデジタル送信データメモリを更に含み、
前記デジタル送信データメモリは、前記ビームフォーマFPGAとは違う集積回路にある、請求項3に記載の超音波システムフロントエンド回路。 - 前記デジタル送信データメモリと前記パルサーの入力部との間に結合されるパルサー論理回路と、前記デジタル送信データメモリと前記線形送信器の入力部との間に結合されるDACとを更に含む、請求項4に記載の超音波システムフロントエンド回路。
- 前記低電圧受信信号経路と前記ビームフォーマFPGAとの間に結合されるアナログ−デジタル変換器を更に含む、請求項5に記載の超音波システムフロントエンド回路。
- 前記低電圧受信信号経路は更に、1つ以上のTGC前置増幅器を含む、請求項6に記載の超音波システムフロントエンド回路。
- 前記別個の低電圧集積回路にあるデジタル送信データメモリを更に含む、請求項2に記載の超音波システムフロントエンド回路。
- 128個の対にされ、出力が接続されたパルサー及び線形送信器、並びに、前記パルサー及び前記線形送信器と同じ集積回路にある128個の送信/受信スイッチを含む複数の高電圧送信器集積回路と、
単一のビームフォーマFPGAと、
を更に含む、請求項1に記載の超音波システムフロントエンド回路。 - 正の高電圧源と負の高電圧源との間に直列に結合される高電圧トランジスタの相補的対を含む高電圧トランスデューサ駆動回路と、
前記高電圧トランジスタの一方に結合されるトランジスタサイズトリミング回路と、
を含み、
前記トランジスタサイズトリミング回路は、前記高電圧トランジスタの一方のサイズを選択的に調整する、超音波システムフロントエンド回路。 - 前記トランジスタサイズトリミング回路は更に、高電圧トランジスタの電極に結合される複数の制御可能なサイズ選択スイッチを含む、請求項10に記載の超音波システムフロントエンド回路。
- 前記高電圧トランジスタのそれぞれに結合されるトランジスタサイズトリミング回路を更に含む、請求項11に記載の超音波システムフロントエンド回路。
- 正の高電圧源と負の高電圧源との間に直列に結合される高電圧トランジスタの相補的対を含む高電圧トランスデューサ駆動回路と、
各高電圧トランジスタの電極に結合される低電圧駆動トランジスタと、
前記低電圧駆動トランジスタの1つに結合されるトランジスタ駆動トリミング回路と、
を含み、
前記トランジスタ駆動トリミング回路は、前記低電圧駆動トランジスタの1つの低電圧駆動トランジスタのバイアスを選択的に調整する、超音波システムフロントエンド回路。 - 前記トランジスタ駆動トリミング回路は更に、供給電圧部と前記低電圧駆動トランジスタとの間に結合される複数の制御可能なバイアス選択スイッチを含む、請求項13に記載の超音波システムフロントエンド回路。
- 各低電圧駆動トランジスタに結合されるトランジスタ駆動トリミング回路を更に含む、請求項14に記載の超音波システムフロントエンド回路。
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