TI brings blood flow velocity to ultrasound images

BANGALORE, INDIA: Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced two new fully integrated analog front ends (AFEs) with a continuous wave (CW) Doppler mixer for mid- to high-end, Spectral Doppler ultrasound equipment.

The AFE5807 and AFE5808 address ultrasound designers’ need for superior performance and image quality with the best noise performance at 0.75 nV/rtHz, TI said in a press release. In addition, the integrated CW mode measures and displays blood flow velocity in ultrasound images. TI claimed these devices are 25 per cent smaller than competing solutions and ensure a compact system footprint for higher channel count.

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Speaking about these new products, Rakesh Joshi, business development manager, medical business, Texas Instruments India said, “These low power devices come with high levels of integration, precision and performance which is aimed at addressing the growing needs of the mid to high-end portable ultrasound equipments segment in India. With the AFE5807 and AFE5808, we are extending TI’s ultrasound AFE family,

According to TI, AFE5807 and AFE5808 extend TI’s AFE58xx family of fully integrated ultrasound analog front ends, including the AFE5805 and AFE5804 for portable to mid-range ultrasound and the AFE5801 and AFE5851 for handheld, ultra-portable ultrasound.

All AFE58xx devices are complemented on the transmit side by TI’s TX810 T/R switch and join TI’s full portfolio of embedded processing, analog and power management solutions for ultrasound applications, allowing manufacturers to bring innovative ultrasound systems to market faster, it added.