MD2131
High-Speed Ultrasound Beamforming Source Driver
Features
General Description
• High-Resolution Transmitting Waveform
• Up to 3A Push-Pull Source-Driving Current
The MD2131 is a high-speed arbitrary waveform
push-pull source driver. It is designed for phased-array
beamforming applications, such as medical ultrasound
imaging, HIFU, NDT and Sonar.
• 230 VP-P Maximum Output, uses two DN2625
FETs
The MD2131 consists of CMOS digital logic input
circuits, an 8-bit current DAC for waveform amplitude
control and four PWM current-sources. These current
sources are constructed with the high-speed, in-phase
and quadrature current-switch matrix and the built-in
sine and cosine angle-to-vector lookup table. The
angular resolution of the vector table is 7.5° per step,
with a total range of 48 steps. There are four logic input
signals to control the in-phase and quadrature PWM
push-pull current-source’s output timing, frequency,
cycle in the burst and waveform envelope.
• Angle Vector Beamforming I-Q Switcher Matrix
• 8-bit Apodization DAC and 7.5° Angular
Resolution
• Flexible Frequency-Resolution Trade-Off
• Programmable Aperture Windowing
• 250 MHz Maximum Sampling Rate
• 25 MHz Ultrasound Maximum Frequency
• PWM Modulation Push-Pull Current Source
• Focusing Phase Adjustment and Chirp Waveform
• Fast SPI Interface
The MD2131’s output stage is designed to drive two
DN2625 depletion N-type MOSFETs. The MOSFET
drains are connected to a center-tap ultrasound
frequency pulse transformer. The secondary winding of
the transformer can connect to the ultrasound piezo or
capacitive transducer via a cable with a good
impedance match. The MD2131 has a high-speed,
SPI-compatible interface to achieve per-scan-line fast
updating of the data register for changing the
beamforming phase angles and apodization
amplitudes.
• 2.5V CMOS Logic Interface
• +5V Single Power Supply
• Low Second Order Harmonic Distortions
Applications
• Medical Ultrasound Imaging Transmit
Beamforming
• High-Resolution Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
and Sonar Phase Arrays
• High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
Transducer Phase Arrays Beamforming and
Focus Scanning
• Piezoelectric and Miroelectromechanical Systems
(MEMS) Transducer Waveform Drivers
• High-Speed High-Voltage Arbitrary Waveform
Generator
Package Type
40-lead QFN
(Top view)
40
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See Table 2-1 for pin information.
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