MAX2078 Octal-Channel Ultrasound Front-End with CW Doppler Mixers

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            MAX2078 Octal-Channel Ultrasound Front-End with CW Doppler Mixers
                    Analog Devices' easy-to-use IC for high-end 2D, PW, and CW doppler imaging capability
    

Image of Analog Devices' MAX2078 Octal-Channel Ultrasound Front-End with CW Doppler Mixers Analog Devices' MAX2078 octal-channel ultrasound front-end is a fully-integrated bipolar, high-density octal-channel ultrasound receiver optimized for low cost, high-channel count, high-performance portable, and cart-based ultrasound systems. This easy-to-use IC allows the user to achieve high-end 2D, PW, and CW Doppler (CWD) imaging capability using substantially less space and power.

The highly compact imaging receiver lineup, including low-noise amplifier (LNA), variable-gain amplifier (VGA), and anti-alias filter (AAF), achieves an ultra-low 2.4 dB noise figure at R_S = R_IN = 200 Ω at a very low 64.8 mW per channel power dissipation. The full imaging receiver channel has been optimized for second-harmonic imaging with -64 dBFS second-harmonic distortion performance with a 1 V_P-P 5 MHz output signal. This bipolar front-end has also been optimized for excellent low-velocity PW and color-flow Doppler sensitivity with an exceptional near-carrier SNR of 140 dBc/Hz at 1 kHz offset from a 5 MHz 1 V_P-P output clutter signal.

A fully integrated high-performance, programmable CWD beam-former is also included. Separate I/Q mixers for each channel are available for optimal CWD sensitivity in high-clutter environments, yielding an impressive near-carrier SNR of 154 dBc/Hz at 1 kHz offset from a 1.25 MHz 200 mV_P-P input clutter signal.

The MAX2078 octal-channel ultrasound front-end is available in a small 10 mm x 10 mm, 68-pin thin QFN package with an exposed pad and is specified over a 0°C to 70°C temperature range.

Features

8 full channels of LNA, VGA, AAF, and CWD mixers in a small 10 mm x 10 mm TQFN package
Pin compatible with MAX2077 with LNA, VGA, and AAF in 10 mm x 10 mm TQFN variant
Ultra-low full-channel noise figure of 2.4 dB at R_IN = R_S = 200 Ω
Low output-referred noise of 23 nV/√Hz at 5 MHz, 20 dB gain, yielding a broadband SNR of 68 dB for excellent second-harmonic imaging
Integrated selectable 3-pole 9 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz, and 18 MHz Butterworth AAF
Ultra-low-power 64.8 mW per full-channel (LNA, VGA, and AAF) normal imaging mode (234 mW per channel in CWD mode)
High near-carrier SNR of 140 dBc/Hz at kHz offset from a 5 MHz, 1 V_P-P output signal, and 20 dB of gain for excellent low-velocity PW and color-flow Doppler sensitivity in a high-clutter environment
Selectable active input-voltage range of 330 mV_P-P in high LNA gain mode and 550 mV_P-P in low LNA gain mode
Fully integrated, high dynamic range CWD beam-former with near-carrier SNR of 154 dBc/Hz at 1 kHz offset from a 1.25 MHz, 200 mV_P-P input clutter signal
Fast-recovery, low-power modes (< 2 µs)