Patent ID: 11960035
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
a transducer array including a plurality of transducer elements, wherein the transducer elements are configured to receive ultrasound echoes and convert the ultrasound echoes into electrical signals;
a microbeamformer coupled to the plurality of transducer elements, the microbeamformer including:
a first delay line coupled to a first transducer element of the plurality of transducer elements, wherein the first delay line includes a first plurality of memory cells configured to store the electrical signals received from the first transducer element; and
a second delay line coupled to a second transducer element of the plurality of transducer elements, wherein the second delay line includes a second plurality of memory cells configured to store the electrical signals received from the second transducer element;
wherein the microbeamformer is configured to jitter sample the electrical signal stored in the first plurality of memory cells and the second plurality of memory cells and generate a jitter signal; and

a decoder configured to receive the jitter signal and generate a reconstructed signal representative of the electrical signals.