MEMS-SWITCHED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ARRAY WITH IMPROVED RELIABILITY

Various approaches for improving reliability in an ultrasound system having transducer elements, phase transmission lines, and a switch matrix having beamforming switches for connecting the phase transmission lines to the transducer elements involve operating the beamforming switches to avoid "...

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Hauptverfasser: Greenberg, Adi, Levy, Yoav
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Zusammenfassung:Various approaches for improving reliability in an ultrasound system having transducer elements, phase transmission lines, and a switch matrix having beamforming switches for connecting the phase transmission lines to the transducer elements involve operating the beamforming switches to avoid "hot" switching as the activation pattern of the transducers changes.