[2025] A low-voltage transceiver ASIC for a wearable ultrasound patch

Making ultrasound imaging available in a wearable form-factor will open up many new applications, such as home-monitoring of cardiac patients.

Assignment

The goal of this project is to design a transceiver chip that can drive and readout an ultrasound transducer for a wearable device. You will look for solutions to make this work without relying on the high-voltage driving that is traditionally used in ultrasound systems. Thus, the chip can be implemented in a denser CMOS technology, resulting in a more compact and power-efficient solution.

The project includes the design, tape-out and measurement of a prototype chip.

Requirements

MSc students from Microelectronics. Recommended courses: Analog Circuit Design Fundamentals, Analog CMOS Design 1 and 2, Digital IC Design, Nyquist ADCs

Interested students should send their CV, the list of courses attended, and a motivation letter.

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Last modified: 2025-02-07