Compact ultrasound imaging apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11540384B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US17014143

    申请日:2020-09-08

    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a transceiver (Tx/Rx) printed circuit board (PCB) with a top surface and a bottom surface and a power supply PCB. The Tx/Rx PCB includes two transmitter devices, each comprising a number N of channels. A first transmitter device is arranged on the bottom surface and a second transmitter device is arranged on the top surface over the first transmitter device. One or more pins of the second transmitter device are shorted with one or more pins of the first transmitter device with the same function. An analog front end (AFE) device comprising N input channels is arranged on the top surface of the Tx/Rx PCB, and a digital signal processor is coupled to the AFE device. The power supply PCB comprises a power supply module configured to provide a plurality of supply voltages to the Tx/Rx PCB and the power supply PCB.

    Serial receiver equalization circuit

    公开(公告)号:US11063793B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-13

    申请号:US16876308

    申请日:2020-05-18

    Abstract: An equalization circuit includes a feed-forward equalization (FFE) circuit and a decision feedback equalization (DFE) circuit. The FFE circuit includes a first FFE tap, a second FFE tap coupled to the first FFE tap, and a variable gain amplifier. The variable gain amplifier includes an input and a programmable capacitor. The input is coupled to the first FFE tap and the second FFE tap. The programmable capacitor is coupled to the input. The DFE circuit includes an input and a DFE tap. The input is coupled to the variable gain amplifier. The DFE tap is coupled to the input of the variable gain amplifier.

    NON-LINEAR COMPENSATION IN BANDPASS FILTERS

    公开(公告)号:US20250007484A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-02

    申请号:US18217325

    申请日:2023-06-30

    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are described corresponding to current limit circuitry with controlled current variation. An example circuit includes an amplifier having an input terminal and an output terminal; a capacitor having a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal of the capacitor coupled to the input terminal of the amplifier, the second terminal of the capacitor coupled to the output terminal of the amplifier; and diode circuitry having a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal of the diode circuitry coupled to the first terminal of the capacitor and the input terminal of the amplifier, the second terminal of the diode circuitry coupled to the second terminal of the capacitor and the output terminal of the amplifier.

    HIGH ACCURACY IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20210003523A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US16852736

    申请日:2020-04-20

    Abstract: The disclosure provides a measurement circuit. The measurement circuit includes a control engine. An excitation source is coupled to the control engine. A first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes are coupled to the excitation source and receive current from the excitation source. The control engine operates the excitation source in a first mode and a second mode. The control engine, in the first mode, measures a parasitic impedance associated with the first and the second set of electrodes, and the control engine, in the second mode, measures an impedance of the first and the second set of electrodes and of an external object.

    Passive beamformer
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10573292B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-25

    申请号:US15782945

    申请日:2017-10-13

    Abstract: A passive beamformer for ultrasound imaging. An ultrasound probe includes a plurality of ultrasound transducers and beamforming circuitry. Each of the ultrasound transducers is configured to convert ultrasonic signal into electrical signal. The beamforming circuitry is coupled to the plurality of ultrasound transducers. The beamforming circuitry includes a plurality of passive delay circuits and a passive hold circuit. One of the passive delay circuits is coupled to each of the ultrasound transducers. The passive hold circuit is coupled to the passive delay circuits to store a sum of the charges received from the delay circuits.

    TIME GAIN COMPENSATION CIRCUIT IN AN ULTRASOUND RECEIVER
    10.
    发明申请
    TIME GAIN COMPENSATION CIRCUIT IN AN ULTRASOUND RECEIVER 审中-公开
    超声波接收机中的时间增益补偿电路

    公开(公告)号:US20150280662A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-01

    申请号:US14637146

    申请日:2015-03-03

    Abstract: The disclosure provides a time gain compensation (TGC) circuit. The TGC circuit includes an impedance network. A differential amplifier is coupled to the impedance network. The differential amplifier includes a first input port, a second input port, a first output port and a second output port. A first feedback resistor is coupled between the first input port and the first output port. A second feedback resistor is coupled between the second input port and the second output port. The impedance network provides a fixed impedance to the differential amplifier when a gain of the TGC circuit is changed from a maximum value to a minimum value.

    Abstract translation: 本公开提供了时间增益补偿(TGC)电路。 TGC电路包括阻抗网络。 差分放大器耦合到阻抗网络。 差分放大器包括第一输入端口,第二输入端口,第一输出端口和第二输出端口。 第一反馈电阻耦合在第一输入端口和第一输出端口之间。 第二反馈电阻耦合在第二输入端口和第二输出端口之间。 当TGC电路的增益从最大值变为最小值时,阻抗网络向差分放大器提供固定阻抗。

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