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THEORY OF OPERATION

ULTRASOUND

The primary application for the AD9271 is medical ultrasound.

Figure 39 shows a simplified block diagram of an ultrasound

system. A critical function of an ultrasound system is the time

gain control (TGC) compensation for physiological signal

attenuation. Because the attenuation of ultrasound signals is

exponential with respect to distance (time), a linear-in-dB VGA

is the optimal solution.

Key requirements in an ultrasound signal chain are very low

noise, active input termination, fast overload recovery, low

power, and differential drive to an ADC. Because ultrasound

machines use beam-forming techniques requiring large binary-

weighted numbers (for example, 32 to 512) of channels, the

lowest power at the lowest possible noise is of key importance.

Most modern machines use digital beam forming. In this

technique, the signal is converted to digital format immediately

following the TGC amplifier, and then beam forming is

accomplished digitally.

The ADC resolution of 12 bits with up to 50 MSPS sampling

satisfies the requirements of both general-purpose and high-

end systems.

Power consumption and low cost are of primary importance in

low-end and portable ultrasound machines, and the AD9271 is

designed for these criteria.

For additional information regarding ultrasound systems, refer

to “How Ultrasound System Considerations Influence Front-End

Component Choice,” Analog Dialogue, Volume 36, Number 3,

May–July 2002, and “The AD9271—A Revolutionary Solution

for Portable Ultrasound,” Analog Dialogue, Volume 41, Number 7,

July 2007.

Tx HV

BEAM FORMER

CENTRAL CONTROL

Rx BEAM FORMER

(B AND F MODES)

COLOR

DOPPLER (PW)

PROCESSING

(F MODE)

IMAGE AND

MOTION

PROCESSING

(B MODE)

SPECTRAL

DOPPLER

PROCESSING

MODE

DISPLAY

AUDIO

OUTPUT

Tx BEAM FORMER

CW (ANALOG)

BEAM FORMER

AMPs

MULTICHANNELS

TRANSDUCER

ARRAY

128, 256, ETC.,

ELEMENTS

BIDIRECTIONAL

CABLE

MUX/

DEMUX

T/R

SWITCHES

AD9271

AAF

VGA

ADC

LNA

Figure 39. Simplified Ultrasound System Block Diagram

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