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LM96551
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SNAS511B OCTOBER 2011REVISED MAY 2013
LM96551 Ultrasound Transmit Pulser
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FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
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8-Channel High-Voltage CMOS Pulse
Ultrasound Imaging
Generator
DESCRIPTION
Output Pulses with ±50V and 2A Peak Current
The LM96551 is an eight-channel monolithic high-
Active Damper with Built-In Blocking Diodes
voltage, high-speed pulse generator for multi-channel
Built-In Floating Supply Voltages for Output
medical ultrasound applications. It is well-suited for
Stage
use with Texas Instrument’s LM965XX series chipset
which offers a complete medical ultrasound solution
Up to 15 MHz Operating Frequency
targeted towards low-power, portable systems.
Matched Delays for Rising and Falling Edges
The LM96551 contains eight high-voltage pulsers
Low Second Harmonic Distortion Allows and
with integrated diodes generating ±50V bipolar pulses
Improves Harmonic Imaging
with peak currents of up to 2A and pulse rates of up
Continuous-Wave (CW) Operation Down to
to 15 MHz. Advanced features include low-jitter and
±3.3V
low-phase-noise output pulses ideal for continuous-
Low Phase Noise Enables Doppler
wave (CW) modes of operation. Active clamp circuitry
Measurements
is integrated for ensuring low harmonic distortion of
the output signal waveform.
-145 dBc/Hz Phase Noise at 10 MHz (1 kHz
offset)
The LM96551 also featuers a low-power operation
mode and over-temperature protection (OTP) which
Output State Over-Temperature Protection
are enabled by on-chip temperature sensing and
Blocking Diodes for Direct Interface to
power-down logic.
Transducer
2.5V to 5.0V CMOS Logic Interface
Low-Power Consumption per Channel
Over Temperature Protection
KEY SPECIFICATIONS
Output voltage ±50 V
Output peak current ±2.0 A
Output pulse rate Up to 15 MHz
Rise/fall delay matching (max) < 3.7 ns
Pulser HD2 (5 MHz) -40 dB
Operating Temp. 0 to +70 °C
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