Patent ID: 6380766
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: B06B,G01S

Abstract:
Integrated circuitry for use with ultrasound transducers, comprising:a high-voltage circuit to drive at least one ultrasound transducer element, the high-voltage circuit including a high-voltage FET; a low-voltage transmit circuit that communicates with the high-voltage circuit, the low-voltage transmit circuit including high density digital logic circuitry electrically coupled to the high-voltage circuit; a low-voltage receive circuit including low noise analog receive circuitry to process a receive signal from the at least one ultrasound transducer element: and a transmit receive switch, including a second high-voltage FET, electrically coupled to the high-voltage ciruit, the low-voltage receive ciruit, and the ultrasound transducer element; wherein the low-voltage circuit and the high-voltage circuit are monolithically formed on a single substrate.