Described herein is a transceiver circuit for a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic
transducer (CMUT), provided with: a transmitter stage, which generates excitation pulses for …

(57) ABSTRACT A driver circuit for driving, for example, ultrasonic trans ducers in medical
equipment, such as ultrasound scanning equipment. The driver circuit includes first inputs …

An ultrasonic probe includes: an ultrasonic transducer; an amplification stage; a bias circuit,
which determines a bias voltage on an input terminal of the amplification stage; and a …

A circuit for an ultrasonic channel has a first and a second terminal between which extend a
resistive and diode signal paths including a pair of diodes with opposing polarities, for …

A control system for an ultrasound transmission/reception apparatus with a plurality of
acoustic transducers for transmitting and receiving ultrasound signals may include driving …

A device voltage shifter includes a first voltage reference node, a second voltage reference
node, an output node and a clamp node. A first high-voltage switching transistor of the …

A switching transducer driver operable in: a first mode in which first and second output stage
switches are controlled to generate a two-level output signal, wherein an impedance of the …

A multi-level pulser circuit comprises a set of first input pins for receiving respective positive
voltage signals at different voltage levels, a set of second input pins for receiving respective …

A multi-level pulser circuit comprises a set of first input pins for receiving respective positive
voltage signals at different voltage levels, a set of second input pins for receiving respective …

An operational amplifier including an input stage coupled to an input terminal, an output
stage coupled to an output terminal, and a gain node between the input stage and the output …