公开(公告)号：US20230213649A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17569805

申请日：2022-01-06

Applicant: Exo Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Kutay USTUNER ,  Chad STEWART ,  David DEA ,  Jonathan STRODE ,  Yusuf HAQUE ,  Bicheng William WU ,  Charles BRADLEY ,  Anming CAI

IPC: G01S15/89 ,  G10K11/34 ,  G01S7/52

CPC classification number: G01S15/8925 ,  G10K11/341 ,  G01S7/5208 ,  G01S7/52047 ,  G01S15/8993

Abstract: Methods and systems for ultrasound imaging and beamforming with a matrix array of transducer elements are provided. Receive signals of each transducer array element are amplified. The amplified receive signal of each transducer array element is digitized. A delay and weight are applied on the amplified and digitized receive signals. The amplified, digitized, delayed, and weighted receive signals are summed across all transducer elements of the matrix array to form a dynamically focused receive beam. An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that is integrated with the matrix array of transducer elements performs such steps.