Abstract
A high-voltage highly-integrated analog front-end (AFE) IC for medical ultrasound imaging applications is implemented using standard 0.18-μm CMOS process. The proposed AFE IC is composed of a high-voltage (HV) pulser utilizing stacked transistors generating up to 15 Vp-p pulses at 2.6 MHz, a low-voltage low-noise transimpedance preamplifier, and a HV switch for isolation between the transmit and receive parts. The designed IC consumes less than 0.15 mm² of core area, making it feasible to be applied for multi-array medical ultrasound imaging systems, including portable handheld applications.
| Translated title of the contribution | 초음파 의료 영상시스템용 고집적 아날로그 Front-End 집적 회로 |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 49-55 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | 전자공학회논문지 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |