A Programmable Analog Delay Line for Micro-Beamforming in a Transesophageal Ultrasound Probe

摘要：

Our research project is to design a readout IC for an ultrasonic transducer consisting of a matrix of more than 2000 elements. The IC and the matrix transducer will be put into the tip of a transesophageal probe for 3D echocardiography. A key building block of the readout IC, a programmable analog delay line, is presented in this paper. It is based on the timeinterleaved sample-and-hold (S/H) principle. Compared with conventional analog delay lines, this design is simple, accurate and flexible. A prototype has been fabricated in a standard 0.35um CMOS technology. Measurement results showing its functionality are presented.

作者: Zili Yu Michiel A.P. Pertijs Gerard C. M. Meijer

作者单位: Electronic Instrumentation Laboratory, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CD, Delft, The Netherlands

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2010 10th IEEE International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology(第十届固态和集成电路技术国际会议 ICSICT-2010)

会议地点: 上海

会议语种:英文

页码: 299-301

在线出版日期: 2010-11-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）