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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Krishnakumar Sundaresan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Naresh Kesavan Rao, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Bruno Hans Haider, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Christopher Robert Hazard, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/12 (2006.01); H03M 1/00 (2006.01); H03M 1/10 (2006.01); H03M 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/002 (2013.01); H03M 1/1033 (2013.01); H03M 1/442 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound probe analog to digital converter includes an input successive approximation register (SAR) first stage; and an output SAR second stage in communication with the input SAR first stage. The input SAR first stage includes a programmable preamplifier integrated therein for residue amplification. The preamplifier is programmed to alternate between a linear amplifier operating mode and a comparator operating mode.