A front-end ASIC for miniature 3-D ultrasound probes with in-probe receive digitization

Chao Chen; Zhao Chen; Deep Bera; Emile Noothout; Zu Yao Chang; Hendrik Vos; Johan Bosch; Martin Verweij; Nico De Jong; Michiel Pertijs

doi:10.1109/ULTSYM.2017.8091528

A front-end ASIC for miniature 3-D ultrasound probes with in-probe receive digitization

Chao Chen, Zhao Chen, Deep Bera, Emile Noothout, Zu Yao Chang, Hendrik Vos, Johan Bosch, Martin Verweij, Nico De Jong, Michiel Pertijs

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Data acquisition from 2-D transducer arrays has become one of the main challenges for the development of endoscopic and catheter-based 3-D ultrasound imaging devices. Front-end ASICs with sub-array pre-beamforming have been reported that reduce the cable number by an order of magnitude. Further channel reduction requires digitization in the front-end ASIC to facilitate more in-probe data processing functions. Prior solutions, however, are too large and power-hungry to be integrated in a miniature ultrasound probe. In this work, we present a front-end ASIC with an element-pitch-matched layout that combines sub-array beamforming, digitization and high-speed data transmission. It achieves a 36-fold channel-count reduction and a record power-efficiency with less than 1 mW/element power dissipation in receive.

Original language	English
Pages	1-1
Number of pages	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ULTSYM.2017.8091528
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - Washington, DC, United States Duration: 6 Sept 2017 → 9 Sept 2017 http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/ius/2017/

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Conference	2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium
Abbreviated title	IUS 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington, DC
Period	6/09/17 → 9/09/17
Internet address	http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/ius/2017/

Keywords

Ultrasonic imaging
Probes
Imaging
Data acquisition
Transducers
Arrays

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A front-end ASIC for miniature 3-D ultrasound probes with in-probe receive digitization

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