Features

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0 to 200 V peak-to-peak output signal

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Up to 30 MHz operating frequency

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Gate driver self-biased architecture; no filtering capacitors required

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Pulsed wave (PW) mode operation:

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5/3 level output

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±2 A / ±4 A source and sink current

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Continuous wave (CW) mode operation:

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150 mW power consumption/channel

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270 fs RMS jitter (100 Hz-20 kHz)

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-147 dBc/Hz @ 1 kHz phase noise

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Elastography mode operation

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Fully integrated real clamping-to-ground function

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11 Ω synchronous active clamp

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±2 A source and sink current

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Fully integrated T/R switch

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9 Ω ON resistance

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28 pF parasitic capacitance

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Compliant with receiver multiplexing function

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Auxiliary integrated circuits

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Noise blocking diode function

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Recirculation current protection

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Anti-memory feature

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Thermal protection

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Undervoltage protection and bias supply checks

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Programmable power management to optimize the performance into a probe

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TX Beamforming

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Programmable channels delay for beam-steering and beam-focusing

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Clock frequency up to 200 MHz

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Delay from 0 to 327 µs with 5 ns resolution at 200MHz

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425 ns minimum delay table writing time

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Embedded volatile memory to store transmission patterns

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64 kbit (256 rows x 16 bits per channel)

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Waveform compression and repetition algorithm

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Easy driving control

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Device control via serial interface

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Few input signals to drive several devices

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Diagnostic interrupt output

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Single trigger input with anti-glitch to manage TX/RX

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Checksum and parity check

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Very low thermal resistance

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Latch-up free thanks to HV SOI technology

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Only a few passive components required

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STHV1600

Product summary

Order code

STHV1600

Package

LFBGA-144

10x10x1.4

Packing

Tray

16 channel ±100 V, ±2/±4 A, 5/3 level with RTZ, T/R switch, high-speed

ultrasound pulser with integrated transmit beamformer

STHV1600

Data brief

DB3667 - Rev 2 - May 2020

For further information contact your local STMicroelectronics sales office.

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