Multi-Channel Signal-Generator ASIC for Acoustic Holograms

A complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) has been developed to generate arbitrary, dynamic phase patterns for acoustic hologram applications. An experimental prototype has been fabricated to demonstrate phase shaping. It comprises a cascadable 1 ×9 array of identical, independently controlled signal generators implemented in a 0.35- [Formula: see text] minimum-feature-size process. It can individually control the phase of a square wave on each of the nine output pads. The footprint of the integrated circuit is [Formula: see text]. A 128-MHz clock frequency is used to produce outputs at 8 MHz with a phase resolution of 16 levels (4 bits) per channel. A 6 ×6 air-coupled matrix array ultrasonic transducer was built and driven by four ASICs, with the help of commercial buffer amplifiers, for the application demonstration. Acoustic pressure mapping and particle manipulation were performed. In addition, a 2 ×2 array piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) was connected and driven by four output channels of a single ASIC, demonstrating the flexibility of the ASIC to work with different transducers and the potential for direct integration of CMOS and PMUTs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:67

Enthalten in:

IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control - 67(2020), 1 vom: 15. Jan., Seite 49-56

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Song, Rui [VerfasserIn]
Richard, Grace [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Christopher You-Yee [VerfasserIn]
Teng, Lijun [VerfasserIn]
Qiu, Yongqiang [VerfasserIn]
Lavery, Martin Philip John [VerfasserIn]
Trolier-Mckinstry, Susan [VerfasserIn]
Cochran, Sandy [VerfasserIn]
Underwood, Ian [VerfasserIn]

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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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Date Completed 11.03.2020

Date Revised 16.03.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1109/TUFFC.2019.2938917

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM300931778