JP6975721B2 - 両極性パルサー用の対称受信スイッチ - Google Patents
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本出願は、「SYMMETRIC RECEIVER SWITCH FOR BIPOLAR PULSER」と題された、2016年3月31日に代理人整理番号B1348.70027US00の下で出願された米国特許出願第15/087,943号の、米国特許法第120条の下での利益を主張する継続出願であり、その出願はその全体が参照により本明細書に組み込まれる。
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- 静電容量型超音波トランスデューサと、
前記静電容量型超音波トランスデューサに結合され、かつ、出力端子から前記静電容量型超音波トランスデューサに両極性入力信号を供給するように構成された両極性パルサーと、
前記静電容量型超音波トランスデューサによって出力された電気信号を処理するように構成された受信回路と、
第1のトランジスタ及び第2のトランジスタを備える対称スイッチであって、前記両極性パルサーの前記出力端子と前記静電容量型超音波トランスデューサとの間に結合された入力端子を有し、かつ前記受信回路に結合された出力端子を有する、対称スイッチと、を備え、
前記第1のトランジスタは、第1のゲート、第1のソース、及び、第1のドレインを有し、
前記第2のトランジスタは、第2のゲート、第2のソース、及び、第2のドレインを有し、
前記第1のゲートは、前記第2のゲートに接続され、前記第1のゲート及び前記第2のゲートの電位は、第1の端子を介して第1の制御信号により制御され、前記第1のソースは、前記第2のソースに接続され、前記第1のソース及び前記第2のソースの電位は、第2の端子を介して第2の制御信号により制御され、
前記第1のゲート及び前記第1のソースは、第1の時間で第1の同じ電位に、かつ第2の時間で第2の同じ電位に結合されているか又は結合可能である、超音波機器。 - 前記受信回路は、電流/電圧変換器を備える、請求項1に記載の超音波機器。
- 前記電流/電圧変換器は、トランスインピーダンス増幅器(TIA)を備える、請求項2に記載の超音波機器。
- 前記対称スイッチの前記第1のトランジスタ及び前記第2のトランジスタは、p型金属酸化膜半導体(PMOS)トランジスタである、請求項1に記載の超音波機器。
- 前記対称スイッチの前記第1のトランジスタ及び前記第2のトランジスタは、n型金属酸化膜半導体(NMOS)トランジスタである、請求項1に記載の超音波機器。
- 超音波機器を動作させる方法であって、
両極性パルサーから静電容量型超音波トランスデューサの第1の端子に両極性パルサー信号を前記超音波機器の送信動作モード中に供給することと、
前記静電容量型超音波トランスデューサの前記第1の端子と受信回路との間に結合されている対称スイッチを前記送信動作モード中に開状態で動作させることであって、前記対称スイッチは、第1のゲート、第1のソース、及び第1のドレインを有する第1のトランジスタと、第2のゲート、第2のソース、及び第2のドレインを有する第2のトランジスタとを備え、前記第1のゲートは、前記第2のゲートに接続され、前記第1のソースは、前記第2のソースに接続されている、ことと、
前記対称スイッチを前記超音波機器の受信動作モード中に閉状態で動作させることと、を含み、
前記対称スイッチを前記送信動作モード中に開状態で動作させることは、
前記第1のゲート、前記第2のゲート、前記第1のソース、及び前記第2のソースを第1の時間で第1の同じ電位に結合させること、
前記第1のゲート、前記第2のゲート、前記第1のソース、及び前記第2のソースを第2の時間で第2の同じ電位に結合させること、
前記第1のゲート、前記第2のゲート、前記第1のソース、及び前記第2のソースを第3の時間で前記第1の同じ電位に再び結合させること、
を含む、方法。 - 前記受信回路の電流/電圧変換器を使用して、前記受信動作モード中に、前記静電容量型超音波トランスデューサからの電流を電圧に変換することを更に含む、請求項6に記載の方法。
- 前記静電容量型超音波トランスデューサからの前記電流を前記電圧に変換することは、トランスインピーダンス増幅器(TIA)を用いて行われる、請求項7に記載の方法。
- 前記超音波機器の受信動作モード中に前記対称スイッチを閉状態で動作させることは、前記静電容量型超音波トランスデューサの出力信号を前記対称スイッチの前記第1のトランジスタの前記第1のドレイン上で受け取ることと、前記出力信号を前記対称スイッチの前記第2のトランジスタの前記第2のドレインから前記受信回路に供給することと、を含む、請求項6に記載の方法。
- 前記第1の同じ電位は、接地電位であり、前記第2の同じ電位は、前記両極性パルサーのバイアス電圧である、請求項6に記載の方法。
- 前記第1の同じ電位は、接地電位であり、前記第2の同じ電位は、前記両極性パルサーのバイアス電圧である、請求項1に記載の超音波機器。
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