MD2134
High-Speed Ultrasound Beamforming Source Driver
Features
General Description
• Multiple-Level Ultrasound Pulser
The MD2134 is a high-speed source driver for a pulsed
current waveform generator. This programmable and
fast arbitrary current level driver is designed for medical
ultrasound imaging beamforming applications. It can
also be used in High-intensity Focused Ultrasound
(HIFU), NDT ultrasound, and other instrument
applications.
• Fast-Switching Current Source for Push-Pull
Topology
• 250 MHz Maximum Frequency, 4 ns Input to
Output Delay
• Fifteen Independent Programmable Output Level
Registers
The MD2134 consists of CMOS digital logic input
circuits, an 8-bit current DAC for aperture weighting
amplitude control, and a programmable 15-level PAM
current-source that does not include a zero level. The
fast current sources are constructed with
current-switch array, controlled by the LV0–LV15
level-register as the waveform data points. Four logic
inputs M[3:0] are used for transmit data level selecting
and transmitting timing control pins. Each level can be
programmed to a resolution of +/–127, including zero
(8-bit) in addition to an 8-bit SPI apodization DAC. The
outputs PA and PB are controlled by M[3:0] pins
directly, as well as the polarity-flip bit S1 in the SPI
register. The high-speed SPI interface will achieve
per-scan-line fast data updating for dynamically
changing delay time, weighting and waveforms.
• Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM) with 8-Bit
Resolution
• 8-Bit Apodization DAC for Peak Output Current
via SPI
• Very Low Second Order Harmonic Distortion
• Picoseconds Time-Jitter from Input to Output
• Fast SPI Write and Read-Back of Level and DAC
Registers
• +5V Power Supply, 2.5V CMOS Logic Interface
• Drives DN2625 MOSFETs Output up to 230VP-P
• Programmable Aperture Windowing
Applications
• Medical Imaging Ultrasound Beamforming
Transmitter
The MD2134 outputs are designed to drive two very
low-threshold high-voltage depletion N-MOSFETs,
such as Microchip’s DN2625s, as source drivers. The
two DN2625 drains are connected to a center-tap RF
pulse transformer. The transformer’s secondary output
connects to a cable and piezoelectric or capacitive
transducer as a load with a good impedance match.
• Dynamic Focusing B-Scan CW PW Doppler and
FM Chirp
• Ultrasonic Phase Array Focusing Transmitter
• Piezoelectric and Microelectromechanical
Systems (MEMS) Transducer Waveform Drivers
• High-Speed Arbitrary Waveform Generator
• High-Resolution Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
Phase Array Ultrasound Pulser
Package Type
40-lead QFN
(Top view)
40
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See Table 2-1 for pin information.
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