Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transmission channel for ultrasound applications
- Patent Title (中): 用于超声波应用的传输通道
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Application No.: US13538821Application Date: 2012-06-29
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Publication No.: US08648629B2Publication Date: 2014-02-11
- Inventor: Sandro Rossi , Giulio Ricotti , Davide Ugo Ghisu , Antonio Ricciardo
- Applicant: Sandro Rossi , Giulio Ricotti , Davide Ugo Ghisu , Antonio Ricciardo
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate, Brianza
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate, Brianza
- Agency: Seed IP Law Group PLLC
- Priority: ITMI2009A2338 20091230; ITMI2009A2339 20091230; ITMI2009A2340 20091230; ITMI2009A2341 20091230
- Main IPC: H03B1/00
- IPC: H03B1/00 ; H03K3/00

Abstract:
A transmission channel configured to transmit high-voltage pulses and to receive echoes of the high-voltage pulses includes a high voltage buffer, a voltage clamp and a switch. The voltage clamp may include clamping transistors and switching off transistors coupled together in series with body diodes in anti-series. The transmission channel may include a reset circuit configured to bias the transmission channel between pulses. The switch may include a bootstrap circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120268200A1 TRANSMISSION CHANNEL FOR ULTRASOUND APPLICATIONS Public/Granted day:2012-10-25
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