Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Analog ultrasound beamformer
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Application No.: US15352760Application Date: 2016-11-16
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Publication No.: US10656254B2Publication Date: 2020-05-19
- Inventor: Eric G. Nestler
- Applicant: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MA Norwood
- Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
- Current Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Norwood
- Agency: Patent Capital Group
- Main IPC: G01S7/52
- IPC: G01S7/52 ; G10K11/34 ; G01S15/89 ; A61B8/08 ; A61B8/06 ; A61B8/00

Abstract:
A sampled analog beamformer for ultrasound beamforming includes an array of transducers for transmitting analog signals and receiving reflected analog signals, and a sampled analog filter for filtering the received reflected analog. The sampled analog filter includes a delay line for adding a delay to each of the received reflected analog signals. Using a sampled analog filter in an ultrasound beamforming system reduces the power usage of the system and decreases the number of components in the system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170146643A1 ANALOG ULTRASOUND BEAMFORMER Public/Granted day:2017-05-25
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