Title :
A Programmable Multi-Channel CMOS Pulser Chip to Drive Ultrasonic Array Transducers
Author :
Hatfield, J V ; Hicks, P J ; Scales, N R ; Payne, P.A. ; Chen, Q X
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering & Electronics, UMIST, PO BOX 88, Manchester M60 1QD
Abstract :
A 16-channel programmable pulse generator ASIC has designed in 1.5¿m CMOS technology. By employing novel design techniques time delays with 1nS time resolution have been achieved with a dynamic range of 219. Currently the chip is being used to drive ultrasonic transducer arrays.
Keywords :
Application specific integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Clocks; Delay; Energy resolution; Phased arrays; Structural beams; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducer arrays; Ultrasonic transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1993. ESSCIRC '93. Nineteenth European
Conference_Location :
Sevilla, Spain
Print_ISBN :
2-86335-134-X
