KR20160146868A - 단일 기판 초음파 촬영 디바이스들, 관련된 장치들, 및 방법들의 아키텍처 - Google Patents
단일 기판 초음파 촬영 디바이스들, 관련된 장치들, 및 방법들의 아키텍처 Download PDFInfo
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도 1은 본 명세서에서 설명된 기술의 다양한 양태를 구현하는 예시적 단일 기판 초음파 디바이스를 도시한다.
도 2는 여기서 설명된 일부 실시예에 따른, 단일 기판 초음파 디바이스를 이용한 초음파 장을 생성 및 전송하기 위한 예시적 프로세스의 플로차트이다.
도 3은 여기서 설명된 일부 실시예에 따른 단일 기판 초음파 디바이스의 기판과 통합된 초음파 트랜스듀서의 예시적 배열을 도시한다.
도 4는 여기서 설명된 일부 실시예에 따른 복수의 지연 메시 유닛을 포함하는 지연 메시 회로를 나타낸다.
도 5a는 여기서 설명된 일부 실시예에 따른 지연 메시의 예시적 지연 메시 유닛의 입력 및 출력을 나타낸다.
도 5b는 여기서 설명된 일부 실시예에 따른 예시적 지연 메시 유닛의 아키텍처를 나타낸다.
도 6은 여기서 설명된 일부 실시예에 따른 지연 메시 유닛을 포함하는 지연 메시 회로의 예시적 구성을 도시한다.
도 7은 여기서 설명된 일부 실시예에 따른 단일 기판 초음파 디바이스의 회로의 일부일 수 있는 인코딩 및 디코딩 회로의 동작을 나타낸다.
도 8a는 인코딩 회로의 한 실시예의 동작을 나타내는 유한 상태 머신도(finite state machine diagram)이다.
도 8b는 그 동작이 도 8a에 나타나 있는 인코딩 회로에 의해 인코딩된 신호를 디코딩하도록 구성되는 디코딩 회로의 한 실시예의 동작을 나타내는 유한 상태 머신도이다.
도 8c는 인코딩 회로의 또 다른 실시예의 동작을 나타내는 유한 상태 머신도이다.
도 8d는 그 동작이 도 8c에 나타나 있는 인코딩 회로에 의해 인코딩된 신호를 디코딩하도록 구성되는 디코딩 회로의 또 다른 실시예의 동작을 나타내는 유한 상태 머신도이다.
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- 장치로서,
기판;
상기 기판과 통합된 복수의 초음파 전송 유닛(ultrasound transmission unit); 및
상기 기판과 통합되고, 상기 복수의 초음파 전송 유닛의 입력들에 결합되며, 파형 생성기에 의해 생성된 파형에 대응하는 지연 메시 회로 입력 신호의 복수의 시간-지연된 버전을 상기 복수의 초음파 전송 유닛에 출력하도록 구성되는 지연 메시 회로(delay mesh circuitry)
를 포함하는 장치. - 제1항에 있어서,
상기 기판과 통합되고 인코딩 회로의 입력에 결합된 출력을 갖는 상기 파형 생성기; 및
상기 기판과 통합되고 상기 지연 메시 회로의 입력에 결합된 출력을 갖는 상기 인코딩 회로
를 더 포함하는 장치. - 제2항에 있어서, 상기 인코딩 회로는:
적어도 부분적으로, 상기 파형 생성기에 의해 생성된 파형을 인코딩함으로써 상기 지연 메시 회로 입력 신호를 생성하고;
상기 지연 메시 회로 입력 신호를 상기 지연 메시 회로에 출력하도록 추가로 구성되는, 장치. - 제1항에 있어서, 상기 복수의 초음파 전송 유닛은 복수의 디코딩 회로와 복수의 초음파 트랜스듀서를 포함하고, 상기 복수의 초음파 전송 유닛 각각은 상기 복수의 디코딩 회로 중 적어도 하나와 상기 복수의 초음파 트랜스듀서 중 적어도 하나를 포함하는, 장치.
- 제4항에 있어서, 상기 복수의 디코딩 회로 중 적어도 하나는 상기 지연 메시 회로 입력 신호의 상기 복수의 시간-지연된 버전 중 적어도 하나를 디코딩하여 복수의 디코딩된 파형을 획득하도록 구성되는, 장치.
- 제5항에 있어서, 상기 복수의 초음파 트랜스듀서는, 적어도 부분적으로, 상기 복수의 디코딩된 파형에 대응하는 초음파 신호들을 전송함으로써 초음파 장(ultrasound field)을 생성하도록 구성되는, 장치.
- 제6항에 있어서, 상기 복수의 초음파 트랜스듀서는 상기 복수의 디코딩된 파형 중 2개 이상에 대응하는 초음파 신호들을 병렬로 전송함으로써 상기 초음파 장을 생성하도록 추가로 구성되는, 장치.
- 제6항에 있어서, 상기 초음파 장은 방위각 대칭(azimuthal symmetry)을 갖는, 장치.
- 제6항에 있어서, 상기 초음파 장은 고도 대칭(elevation symmetry)을 갖는, 장치.
- 제6항에 있어서, 상기 초음파 장은 원통 대칭(cylindrical symmetry)을 갖는, 장치.
- 제6항에 있어서, 상기 초음파 장은 구면 대칭(spherical symmetry)을 갖는, 장치.
- 제6항에 있어서, 상기 초음파 장은 평면파 장(plane wave field)을 갖는, 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 지연 메시 회로는 프로그램가능한, 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 지연 메시 회로는 재구성가능한, 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 지연 메시 회로는:
제1 지연 메시 제어 신호의 입력에 응답하여, 상기 지연 메시 회로 입력 신호의 상기 복수의 시간-지연된 버전을 상기 복수의 초음파 전송 유닛에 출력하고;
상기 제1 지연 메시 제어 신호와는 상이한 제2 지연 메시 제어 신호의 입력에 응답하여, 상기 지연 메시 회로 입력 신호의 제2 복수의 시간-지연된 버전을 상기 복수의 초음파 전송 유닛에 출력하도록 추가로 구성되고,
상기 지연 메시 회로 입력 신호의 상기 복수의 시간-지연된 버전은 상기 지연 메시 회로 입력 신호의 상기 제2 복수의 시간-지연된 버전과는 상이한, 장치. - 제15항에 있어서, 상기 복수의 초음파 전송 유닛은 복수의 디코딩 회로와 복수의 초음파 트랜스듀서를 포함하고, 상기 복수의 초음파 전송 유닛 각각은 상기 복수의 디코딩 회로 중 적어도 하나와 상기 복수의 초음파 트랜스듀서 중 적어도 하나를 포함하는, 장치.
- 제16항에 있어서, 상기 복수의 디코딩 회로는 상기 지연 메시 회로 입력 신호의 상기 복수의 시간-지연된 버전을 디코딩하여 제1 복수의 디코딩된 파형을 획득하도록 구성되고, 상기 지연 메시 회로 입력 신호의 상기 제2 복수의 시간-지연된 버전을 디코딩하여 제2 복수의 디코딩된 파형을 획득하도록 추가로 구성되는, 장치.
- 제17항에 있어서, 상기 복수의 초음파 트랜스듀서는 적어도 부분적으로 상기 제1 복수의 디코딩된 파형에 대응하는 초음파 신호들을 전송함으로써 제1 초음파 장을 생성하고, 적어도 부분적으로 상기 제2 복수의 디코딩된 파형에 대응하는 초음파 신호들을 전송함으로써 제2 초음파 장을 생성하도록 구성되며, 상기 제1 초음파 장은 상기 제2 초음파 장과는 상이한 유형의 장인, 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,
상기 기판과 통합되는 복수의 파형 생성기를 더 포함하고, 상기 복수의 파형 생성기는 상기 파형 생성기를 포함하고,
상기 지연 메시 회로는 상기 복수의 파형 생성기에 의해 생성된 복수의 파형에 대응하는 지연 메시 회로 입력 신호들의 복수의 시간-지연된 버전을 상기 복수의 초음파 전송 유닛에 출력하도록 추가로 구성되고, 지연 메시 회로 입력 신호들의 상기 복수의 시간-지연된 버전은 상기 파형 생성기에 의해 생성된 상기 지연 메시 회로 입력 신호를 포함하는, 장치. - 제19항에 있어서, 상기 장치는 초음파 전송 유닛들보다 적은 수의 파형 생성기들로 이루어지는, 장치.
- 제1항에 있어서,
상기 파형 생성기는 상기 기판과 통합되고 초기 파형을 생성하도록 구성되며,
상기 장치는, 상기 기판과 통합되고, 상기 파형 생성기의 적어도 하나의 출력에 결합되며, 상기 초기 파형을 인코딩하여 상기 지연 메시 회로 입력 신호를 생성하도록 구성되는 인코딩 회로를 더 포함하며,
상기 복수의 초음파 전송 유닛은,
상기 지연 메시 회로 입력 신호의 상기 복수의 시간-지연된 버전을 디코딩하여 복수의 디코딩된 파형을 생성하도록 구성되는 디코딩 회로, 및
적어도 부분적으로, 상기 복수의 디코딩된 파형에 대응하는 초음파 신호들을 동시에 전송함으로써 초음파 장을 생성하도록 구성되는 복수의 초음파 트랜스듀서를 포함하는, 장치. - 제1항에 있어서, 상기 기판은 상보형 금속 산화물 반도체(CMOS; complementary metal oxide semiconductor) 기판을 포함하는, 장치.
- 입력 파형을 수신하고 복수의 출력 파형을 생성하도록 구성되는 지연 회로로서,
제어 신호를 출력하도록 구성되는 지연 회로 제어기; 및
복수의 지연 유닛
을 포함하고, 상기 복수의 지연 유닛 각각은 상기 제어 신호를 수신하도록 구성되는 제어 신호 입력을 포함하고, 상기 지연 유닛들 각각은, 상기 제어 신호에 기초하여 지연 기간(delay period), 입력 신호, 및 출력 경로를 선택하도록 구성되며, 상기 복수의 출력 파형은 2개 이상의 지연 기간에 기초하여 생성되는, 지연 회로. - 제23항에 있어서, 상기 지연 회로 제어기는, 상기 입력 신호로부터 제1 복수의 출력 파형을 생성하기 위한 제1 제어 신호를 출력하도록 구성되고, 상기 지연 회로 제어기는 상기 입력 신호로부터 제2 복수의 출력 파형을 생성하기 위한 제2 제어 신호를 출력하도록 추가로 구성되는, 지연 회로.
- 제23항에 있어서, 상기 지연 회로는 기판 상에 통합되고, 상기 지연 회로는 상기 기판과 통합된 파형 생성기로부터 상기 입력 파형을 수신하도록 구성되고, 상기 지연 회로는 상기 복수의 출력 파형을 복수의 초음파 전송 유닛에 출력하도록 추가로 구성되는, 지연 회로.
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