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Crossed SMPS MOSFET-based protection circuit for high frequency ultrasound
transceivers and transducers
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Choi H
; Shung KK
Biomed Eng Online
2014[Jun]; 13
(ä): 76
PMID24924595
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BACKGROUND: The ultrasonic transducer is one of the core components of ultrasound
systems, and the transducer's sensitivity is significantly related the loss of
electronic components such as the transmitter, receiver, and protection circuit.
In an ultrasonic device, protection circuits are commonly used to isolate the
electrical noise between an ultrasound transmitter and transducer and to minimize
unwanted discharged pulses in order to protect the ultrasound receiver. However,
the performance of the protection circuit and transceiver obviously degrade as
the operating frequency or voltage increases. We therefore developed a crossed
SMPS (Switching Mode Power Supply) MOSFET-based protection circuit in order to
maximize the sensitivity of high frequency transducers in ultrasound systems.The
high frequency pulse signals need to trigger the transducer, and high frequency
pulse signals must be received by the transducer. We therefore selected the SMPS
MOSFET, which is the main component of the protection circuit, to minimize the
loss in high frequency operation. The crossed configuration of the protection
circuit can drive balanced bipolar high voltage signals from the pulser and
transfer the balanced low voltage echo signals from the transducer. METHODS: The
equivalent circuit models of the SMPS MOSFET-based protection circuit are shown
in order to select the proper device components. The schematic diagram and
operation mechanism of the protection circuit is provided to show how the
protection circuit is constructed. The P-Spice circuit simulation was also
performed in order to estimate the performance of the crossed MOSFET-based
protection circuit. RESULTS: We compared the performance of our crossed SMPS
MOSFET-based protection circuit with a commercial diode-based protection circuit.
At 60 MHz, our expander and limiter circuits have lower insertion loss than the
commercial diode-based circuits. The pulse-echo test is typical method to
evaluate the sensitivity of ultrasonic transducers. Therefore, we performed a
pulse-echo test using a single element transducer in order to utilize the crossed
SMPS MOSFET-based protection circuit in an ultrasound system. CONCLUSIONS: The
SMPS-based protection circuit could be a viable alternative that provides better
sensitivity, especially for high frequency ultrasound applications.