Programmable ultrasonic transceiver

    公开(公告)号:US10700792B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-30

    申请号:US15920300

    申请日:2018-03-13

    Abstract: An ultrasonic transceiver system includes a transmitter block, a receiver block, a state machine, a computer unit. The transmitter block contains circuitry configured to drive an ultrasound transducer. The receiver block contains circuitry configured to receive signals from the ultrasound transducer and convert the signals into digital data. The state machine is coupled to the transmitter and receiver blocks and contains circuitry configured to act as a controller for those blocks. The computing unit is coupled to the transmitter block, the receiver block, and the state machine and is configured to drive the transmitter block and process data received from the receiver block by executing instructions of a program. The program memory is coupled to the computing unit and is configured to store the program. The computing unit is configured to be reprogrammed with one or more additional programs stored in the program memory.

    PROGRAMMABLE ULTRASONIC TRANSCEIVER
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200328821A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-15

    申请号:US16908240

    申请日:2020-06-22

    Abstract: An ultrasonic transceiver system includes a transmitter block, a receiver block, a state machine, a computer unit. The transmitter block contains circuitry configured to drive an ultrasound transducer. The receiver block contains circuitry configured to receive signals from the ultrasound transducer and convert the signals into digital data. The state machine is coupled to the transmitter and receiver blocks and contains circuitry configured to act as a controller for those blocks. The computing unit is coupled to the transmitter block, the receiver block, and the state machine and is configured to drive the transmitter block and process data received from the receiver block by executing instructions of a program. The program memory is coupled to the computing unit and is configured to store the program. The computing unit is configured to be reprogrammed with one or more additional programs stored in the program memory.

    MINIATURE ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER PACKAGE
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180268796A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-20

    申请号:US15987824

    申请日:2018-05-23

    CPC classification number: G10K9/22 G10K9/122

    Abstract: A package design for a micromachined ultrasound transducer (MUT) utilizing curved geometry to control the presence and frequency of acoustic resonant modes is described. The approach consists of reducing in number and curving the reflecting surfaces present in the package cavity to adjust the acoustic resonant frequencies to locations outside the band of interest. The design includes a cavity characterized by a curved geometry and a MUT mounted to a side of a substrate facing the cavity with a sound emitting portion of the MUT facing an opening in the substrate. The substrate is disposed over an opening of the cavity with the substrate oriented such that the MUT located within the cavity.

    Ultrasonic input device
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10712444B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-14

    申请号:US16165890

    申请日:2018-10-19

    Abstract: An ultrasonic input includes two or more ultrasonic transceiver units having transducers separated from each other by a predetermined spacing and a processor coupled to the transceiver units. In some implementations one unit transmits while two receive and in other implementations one unit transmits and receives while the other just receives. The transmitter sends an ultrasonic pulse and first and second receivers receive echoes of the ultrasonic pulse from an object. The processor and/or transceiver units use first and second receive signals to determine first and second time-of-flight (ToF) measurements corresponding to times between transmitting an ultrasonic pulse and receiving an echo of the ultrasonic pulse.

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