WO2013112668A1 - Methods and systems for ultrasound control with bidirectional transistor - Google Patents

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WO2013112668A1
WO2013112668A1 PCT/US2013/022861 US2013022861W WO2013112668A1 WO 2013112668 A1 WO2013112668 A1 WO 2013112668A1 US 2013022861 W US2013022861 W US 2013022861W WO 2013112668 A1 WO2013112668 A1 WO 2013112668A1
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Max E. Nielsen
Ricky D. Jordanger
Ismail H. Oguzman
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    • B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
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    • B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
    • B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
    • B06B1/0207—Driving circuits
    • B06B1/0215—Driving circuits for generating pulses, e.g. bursts of oscillations, envelopes
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    • H10D84/401—Combinations of FETs or IGBTs with BJTs
    • H10D84/403—Combinations of FETs or IGBTs with BJTs and with one or more of diodes, resistors or capacitors

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  • Fig. 4A illustrates an NMOS bidirectional transistor representation 400A in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • the NMOS bidirectional transistor representation 400A shows a MOSFET 41 OA and a parasitic NMOS bipolar device 412A, where the body potential 408A (corresponding to V c tri) is controlled to ensure the action of the bi-polar device 412A is as desired.
  • drains 402A and 404A are also shown.
  • gate 406A corresponding to gate 310.

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CN201380006494.8A CN104067517B (zh) 2012-01-24 2013-01-24 利用双向晶体管进行超声控制的方法和系统
JP2014554811A JP6177256B2 (ja) 2012-01-24 2013-01-24 双方向トランジスタを備えた超音波制御のためのシステム

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