Transmission channel for ultrasound applications
US8648629B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/09443
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transmission channel configured to transmit high-voltage pulses and to receive echoes of the high-voltage pulses includes a high voltage buffer, a voltage clamp and a switch. The voltage clamp may include clamping transistors and switching off transistors coupled together in series with body diodes in anti-series. The transmission channel may include a reset circuit configured to bias the transmission channel between pulses. The switch may include a bootstrap circuit.
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