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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2011
Applicant:
Jimes Lei, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jimes Lei, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Supertex, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/02 (2006.01); H03K 17/693 (2006.01); G01S 1/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/693 (2013.01); G01S 1/72 (2013.01); Y10S 367/903 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated single channel or multi-channel ultrasound transmitter that minimizes the number of input connections to a controller such as an FPGA, field programmable gate array, or a custom integrated circuit in an ultrasound system. The method is accomplished by integrating, in low voltage logic, a means to store and or program the patterns required for the transmitter output. The number of logic input connections can be further reduced by further integrating, in low voltage logic, programmable individual time delays and frequency divider for each transmitter output.