A Pitch-Matched Analog Front-End with Continuous Time-Gain Compensation for High-Density Ultrasound Transducer Arrays

P. Guo; Z. Y. Chang; E. Noothout; H. J. Vos; J. G. Bosch; N. De Jong; M. D. Verweij; M. A.P. Pertijs

doi:10.1109/ESSCIRC53450.2021.9567871

A Pitch-Matched Analog Front-End with Continuous Time-Gain Compensation for High-Density Ultrasound Transducer Arrays

P. Guo
, Z. Y. Chang
, E. Noothout
, H. J. Vos
, J. G. Bosch
, N. De Jong
, M. D. Verweij
, M. A.P. Pertijs

Cardiology

Delft University of Technology

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Abstract

This paper presents a compact analog front-end (AFE) circuit integrated with a 100m-pitch 2D ultrasound transducer array for 3D imaging. To realize time-gain compensation, it consists of two variable gain stages, both of which employ a novel complementary current-steering network to realize continuously-variable gain. The first stage is a transimpedance amplifier with a hardware-sharing current-reuse input stage to save power and area. The second stage is a class-AB current amplifier. Per channel, the AFE occupies only 0.025 mm2, consumes 0.8 mW and achieves an input noise density of 1.31 pA/ \sqrt{\mathbf{H}} \mathbf{z}. The measured gain error of ±0.4 dB within a 36 dB overall gain range is 2.5 times better than the prior art.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ESSCIRC 2021 - IEEE 47th European Solid State Circuits Conference, Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	163-166
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665437479
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ESSCIRC53450.2021.9567871
Publication status	Published - 13 Sept 2021
Event	47th IEEE European Solid State Circuits Conference, ESSCIRC 2021 - Virtual, Online, France Duration: 6 Sept 2021 → 9 Sept 2021

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Series	ESSCIRC 2021 - IEEE 47th European Solid State Circuits Conference, Proceedings

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Conference	47th IEEE European Solid State Circuits Conference, ESSCIRC 2021
Country/Territory	France
City	Virtual, Online
Period	6/09/21 → 9/09/21

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work is part of the MIFFY project (project number 15294) of the Open Technology Programme, which is financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

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Guo, P., Chang, Z. Y., Noothout, E., Vos, H. J., Bosch, J. G., De Jong, N., Verweij, M. D., & Pertijs, M. A. P. (2021). A Pitch-Matched Analog Front-End with Continuous Time-Gain Compensation for High-Density Ultrasound Transducer Arrays. In ESSCIRC 2021 - IEEE 47th European Solid State Circuits Conference, Proceedings (pp. 163-166). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ESSCIRC53450.2021.9567871

Guo, P. ; Chang, Z. Y. ; Noothout, E. et al. / A Pitch-Matched Analog Front-End with Continuous Time-Gain Compensation for High-Density Ultrasound Transducer Arrays. ESSCIRC 2021 - IEEE 47th European Solid State Circuits Conference, Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. pp. 163-166 (ESSCIRC 2021 - IEEE 47th European Solid State Circuits Conference, Proceedings).

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A Pitch-Matched Analog Front-End with Continuous Time-Gain Compensation for High-Density Ultrasound Transducer Arrays. / Guo, P.; Chang, Z. Y.; Noothout, E. et al.
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