INDUSTRY NEWS
To give their products a fighting chance in the marketplace, designers of next-generation portable ultrasound systems must find ways to balance image quality and diagnostic capabilities with a smaller power footprint. Analog Devices Inc. (Munich) has introduced a series of octal receivers to help OEMs address these challenges.
The AD927x receiver maximizes image quality and reduces power consumption in cart-based and battery-powered portable ultrasound equipment, according to Jan-Hein Broeders, healthcare business development and application engineer, Europe. A single chip holds the complete eight-channel (octal) ultrasound receiver, and each channel includes a low-noise preamplifier, a variable gain amplifier, an anti-aliasing filter, and a 12-bit analogue-to-digital convertor. The channels are optimized for dynamic performance and low power in applications where small package size is critical.
Product highlights include low noise, low power, a large linear input range, a range of sample conversion rates, and a digital interface. A serial port interface control offers users a range of flexible features to meet specific system requirements.
Analog Devices’ signal processing technology is suited for use in blood analysis flow cytometry, blood analyzers, blood pressure monitors, electrocardiograms, programmable infusion pumps, and pulse oximeters.
For more information, contact Analog Devices Inc., Wilhelm-Wagenfeld-Str. 6, 80807 Munich, Germany; phone: +49 8976 9030; fax: +49 8976 9031 57; Internet: www.analog.com.
