Ultrasound AFE Transceiver Chip for CMUT Transducers

Overview

The MVUS01 ultrasound transducer interface is the first generation of high-voltage (HV) ultrasound ASICs intended for portable medical imaging probes and other markets. The chip supports pulsing ultrasonic transducers, with excitation voltages of up to 50V, and has high gain and low noise receivers, for increased sensitivity to ultrasonic echoes. The chip is programmable to support a wide range of loads, at reasonable current consumption levels.

 RX FEATURES

Programmable TIA Gain 78, 68, 63, 58 dBΩ
Input Bandwidth ~5MHz
Output Noise 120nV/SqrtHz(Max gain)
Current Consumption 13mA typical
Maximum Output THD -50 dBc

 TX FEATURES

Maximum Output Voltage 45V
Current Consumption (2% Duty Cycle) 14mA @ 470pF load
Output Rise/Fall Times 30ns @ 200pF load

Key Features

  • 8-channel ultrasound transceiver analog front-end
  • RX front-end with analog output (T/R switch, TIA)
  • High Voltage TX Driver with input pulse shaping. Supports a wide range of transducer capacitances (200pF-520pF)
  • Each RX channel is designed to drive 300Ω-6kΩ resistive loads and up to 200pF capacitive loads
  • Operating temperature range from 0 to 85°C
  • Fully compliant SPI interface, with fast command for T/R switch configuration

Block Diagram

Ultrasound AFE  Transceiver Chip for  CMUT Transducers Block Diagram

Applications

  • Ultrasound Medical Imaging
  • Ultrasound Proximity Sensing
  • Non-destructive Testing

Technical Specifications

Foundry, Node
TSMC 0.18um BCD
Maturity
Taped Out
Availability
Available
TSMC
Pre-Silicon: 180nm
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