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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2013
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Miyazawa, Shimosuwa-machi, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An integrated circuit apparatus includes transmitting circuits TXto TX, which output transmission signals with regard to channels CHto CHof an ultrasound transducer device which has a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements, and a switching circuit which performs a switching operation. The switching circuit is provided between a receiving circuit and output nodes NQto NQof the transmitting circuits TXto TX. Then, an operation is performed where the signal transfer of the transmission signal from the transmitting circuits TXto TXto the receiving circuit is set to be not transferred in a transmitting period. A switching operation is performed where the reception signals from the channels which are selected from among the channels CHto CHare output to the receiving circuit in a receiving period.