Integrated Front End Electronics Design for Micromachined Ultrasound Transducers

Authors

  • G. Vanagas Kaunas University of Technology
  • D. Viržonis Kaunas University of Technology
  • V. Paukštaitis Pacific MicroCHIP Corp
  • D. Baranauskas Pacific MicroCHIP Corp
  • S. Červiakov UAB Medelkom

Abstract

Chip level integration of two dimensional (2D) capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer (CMUT) array with custom integrated circuit (IC) for the real-time three dimensional (3D) medical imaging is described. Front-end electronics IC contains 4096 pulsers, producing 50 V pulses and 4096 low noise 12 MHz band preamplifiers with switches. 256 multiplexers, having 16 outputs each are used for readout of the signal from transducer elements. This scheme enables the control of transducer apertures containing 256 elements for transmit and receive.

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Published

2010-08-24

How to Cite

Vanagas, G., Viržonis, D., Paukštaitis, V., Baranauskas, D., & Červiakov, S. (2010). Integrated Front End Electronics Design for Micromachined Ultrasound Transducers. Elektronika Ir Elektrotechnika, 103(7), 117-120. Retrieved from https://eejournal.ktu.lt/index.php/elt/article/view/9335

Issue

Vol. 103 No. 7 (2010)

Section

MICROELECTRONICS

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