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Supertex inc.
MD1715
Two Channel, Five Level, High Speed Ultrasound Driver IC
Features
►► Advanced CMOS technology ►► ±4.75 to 12.9V gate drive voltage ►► 2A output source and sink current ►► 6.5ns rise and fall time with 1nF load ►► 10ns propagation delay ►► ±2ns matched delay times ►► 12 matched channels ►► 1.8V to 3.3V CMOS logic interface ►► Smart logic threshold ►► Low inductance package
Applications
►► Medical ultrasound imaging ►► Piezoelectric transducer drivers ►► Metal flaw detection ►► Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
General Description
The Supertex MD1715, paired with the Supertex TC8020, forms a two channel, five level, high voltage, high speed transmit pulser chip set. The chip set is designed for medical ultrasound imaging applications, but can also be used for metal flaw detection, NonDestructive Testing (NDT), and piezoelectric transducer drivers.
The MD1715 is a two channel logic controller circuit with 12 lo.