Serial interface for parameter transfer in an ultrasound device
US10859687B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/52096
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Circuitry for ultrasound devices is described. A multi-level pulser is described, which can support time-domain and spatial apodization. The multi-level pulser may be controlled through a software-defined waveform generator. In response to the execution of a computer code, the waveform generator may access master segments from a memory, and generate a stream of packets directed to pulsing circuits. The stream of packets may be serialized. A plurality of decoding circuits may modulate the streams of packets to obtain spatial apodization.
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