Integrated circuits for medical ultrasound applications: Imaging and beyond

Y Zhang, A Demosthenous - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Medical ultrasound has become a crucial part of modern society and continues to play a vital
role in the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses. Over the past decades, the development of …

Integrated transceivers for emerging medical ultrasound imaging devices: A review

C Chen, MAP Pertijs - IEEE Open Journal of the Solid-State …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As medical ultrasound imaging moves from conventional cart-based scanners to new form
factors such as imaging catheters, hand-held point-of-care scanners and ultrasound …

A 2d ultrasound phased-array transmitter asic for high-frequency us stimulation and powering

H Rivandi, TL Costa - IEEE transactions on biomedical circuits …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound (US) neuromodulation and ultrasonic power transfer to implanted devices
demand novel ultrasound transmitters capable of steering focused ultrasound waves in 3D …

A variable-gain low-noise transimpedance amplifier for miniature ultrasound probes

E Kang, M Tan, JS An, ZY Chang… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a low-noise transimpedance amplifier (TIA) designed for miniature
ultrasound probes. It provides continuously variable gain to compensate for the time …

A pitch-matched high-frame-rate ultrasound imaging ASIC for catheter-based 3-D probes

YM Hopf, DS dos Santos… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) for catheter-based 3-D
ultrasound imaging probes. The pitch-matched design implements a comprehensive …

A wearable ultrasonic neurostimulator-Part I: A 1D CMUT phased array system for chronic implantation in small animals

C Seok, FY Yamaner, M Sahin… - IEEE transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we present a wireless ultrasonic neurostimulator, aiming at a truly wearable
device for brain stimulation in small behaving animals. A 1D 5-MHz capacitive …

A compact integrated high-voltage pulser insensitive to supply transients for 3-D miniature ultrasound probes

YM Hopf, B Ossenkoppele, M Soozande… - IEEE Solid-State …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, a compact high-voltage (HV) transmit circuit for dense 2-D transducer arrays
used in 3-D ultrasonic imaging systems is presented. Stringent area requirements are …

An Ultrasonic Driver Array in Metal-Oxide Thin-Film Technology Using a Hybrid TFT-Si DLL Locking Architecture

J Pelgrims, K Myny, W Dehaene - IEEE Journal of Solid-State …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a 24-V high voltage (HV) ultrasonic driver for haptic feedback, designed
to drive piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUTs) using a unipolar 0.8 …

Circuits on miniaturized ultrasound imaging system-on-a-chip: a review

J Lim - Biomedical Engineering Letters, 2022 - Springer
Trends of medical system move from a traditional in-person visit to virtual healthcare
increases demands on point-of-care devices. Because ultrasound (US) is non-invasive, the …

A 125 m-Pitch-Matched Transceiver ASIC With Micro-Beamforming ADC and Multi-Level Signaling for 3-D Transfontanelle Ultrasonography

P Guo, F Fool, ZY Chang, E Noothout… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a pitch-matched transceiver application-specific integrated circuit
(ASIC) for a wearable ultrasound device intended for transfontanelle ultrasonography, which …