Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic diagnosis device provided with same
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsTakuma Nishimoto, Yutaka Igarashi, Yusaku Katsube
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AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsTakuma Nishimoto, Yutaka Igarashi, Yusaku Katsube
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Provided is an ultrasonic probe having an adjustable slew rate, the ultrasonic probe having minimal dimensions and circuit sizes. The ultrasonic probe includes: a transducer; a transmitting circuit; a correcting unit; and a distributing unit. The transmitting circuit includes a transducer driving unit and a current source. The transducer driving unit includes a current mirror of a low voltage transistor and a high voltage transistor. The high voltage transistor is connected to the transducer and the current source supplies an operating current to the low voltage transistor of the transducer driving unit. The correcting unit includes a transmission circuit driving unit replica, a bias unit, and an observing unit. The distributing unit transfers a signal to a current source of the transmitting circuit so that the same current value as the current value extracted by the observing unit flows.
An ultrasonic probe, comprising:
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