Santa Clara, CA September 16, 2018 — Cephasonics today announced that it has selected the Nvidia Clara and Xavier framework to power their next generation architecture for Ultrasound AI & deep learning. AI and deep learning will have a dramatic impact not only on the quality of ultrasound imaging, but also on the ability to utilize ultrasound in innovative ways. AI and deep learning will enable ultrasound product developers and researchers to create new high-value imaging applications, where the computer can, not only display an ultrasound image, but also recognize, interpret, measure and act on the image data.

However, AI and deep learning applications present unique hardware and software demands. To deal with these unique requirements, and effectively implement AI and deep learning, Cephasonics is building on the proven AI capabilities of the Nvidia technology.  This will result in optimizing Cephasonics ultrasound systems for deep learning capabilities that can be easily accessed and utilized by ultrasound application developers. The result will be that medical technology companies creating new products based on Cephasonics platform will be able to quickly access the power of AI and deep learning in their products. 

At the heart of NVIDIA’s platform is Clara AGX -- a revolutionary computing architecture based on the NVIDIA Xavier AI computing module and NVIDIA Turing GPUs -- and the Clara software development kit, which helps developers create a wide range of AI-powered applications for processing data from existing imaging systems. Richard Tobias, CEO of Cephasonics, stated that “We are extremely excited about working with Nvidia and their Clara platform.  Nvidia’s AI and Deep Learning technologies with Clara AGX will dramatically expand our AI capabilities and open many new and exciting opportunities in how ultrasound imaging in exciting new applications from surgery to diagnostics and treatment.”

Collaborative AI Ultrasound Research Initiative

In addition to announcing their commitment to the Nvidia Clara AGX platform, Cephasonics also announced the launch of a collaborative AI in Ultrasound research initiative that will work on identifying high-priority AI functions, approaches and data models as well as new hardware architectures optimized for AI. A key objective of the initiative is to expand the overall understanding of the role of AI in ultrasound imaging and define key requirements to support deep learning and AI in ultrasound. The collaboration will focus on integrating Cephasonics’ ultrasound technologies along with key Cephasonics’ partner and customer ultrasound applications on NVIDIA’s Clara platform. 

University research programs interested in expanding AI applications in ultrasound, as well as companies interested in developing next-generation ultrasound applications that utilize AI based on the Cephasonics ultrasound platform, are invited to participate.   

About Cephasonics
Cephasonics is a worldwide supplier of state of the art ultrasound platforms as well as custom design and engineering services. Cephasonics provides AI-enabled hardware and software ultrasound imaging systems for ultrasound research and development as well as for companies to create and commercialize new ultrasound imaging solutions for medical and industrial applications. Its products include high-performance ultrasound platforms scalable from 64 to 4096 channels, comprehensive ultrasound software development kits and customer engineering and design services. More information on Cephasonics can be found at www.cephasonics.com.

For more information, please contact:

Randy Whiting
rwhiting@cephasonics.com
1-800-510-4561

Cephasonics, a leader in ultrasound technology and systems, has announced that it has joined the NVIDIA Inception program, which nurtures companies revolutionizing industries with advancements in AI and data sciences.

Cephasonics is developing new AI-driven capabilities for its ultrasound platform and participation in the NVIDIA Inception program will help them use machine learning and deep learning to enhance image quality, improve ease of use and deliver expanded imaging functionality required for both next generation medical and industrial ultrasound applications related to measurement, interpretation, and responsive capabilities. 

According to Cephasonics CEO, Richard Tobias, “ the NVIDIA Inception program will give us access to Nvidia’s extensive AI knowledge and advanced technology and will accelerate our development of new AI-based platforms that will enable our customers to pursue new areas of imaging research and develop exciting new ultrasound products and applications." 

NVIDIA's Inception program is a virtual accelerator application that helps companies during critical stages of product development, prototyping and deployment. Every Inception member gets a custom set of ongoing benefits, from hardware grants and marketing support to training with deep learning experts. 

Santa Clara, CA July 19, 2018 — Cephasonics, a leader in research and OEM ultrasound technology and systems, has announced the launch of a new leasing program.  This is an affordable shorter-term alternative to purchasing for acquiring basic ultrasound research systems and is designed to make it easier to acquire ultrasound systems. 

Lease details:

• Lease available for Cephasonics Cicada LT or LX 64-128 channel systems
• Minimum 6-month term and then you can continue on a month-to-month basis
• At the end of 6 months, you can apply 100% of the lease amount toward purchase of the system. 
• Leave includes hardware and software support
• Optional features for PCiE interfaces and 3:1 muxing also available with the lease
• Utilizes both new and factory refurbished systems
• Currently available only for U.S. delivery

“This new leasing option gives our customers another way to accelerate their R&D efforts by making systems more available with reduced commitments.  This provides our ultrasound system customers with enormous flexibility by having cost effective access to systems without having to make a long term commitment,” said Randy Whiting, VP for worldwide marketing at Cephasonics.

About Cephasonics:
Cephasonics is a worldwide supplier of (made in America) high-performance clinical-quality ultrasound imaging hardware and software platforms as well as custom design and engineering services.  Their scalable ultrasound hardware and software platform (64 to 4096 channels), is designed to support leading-edge ultrasound research as well as enabling development of new commercial ultrasound imaging applications and products.  Cephasonics’ advanced ultrasound technology and services provide a complete solution to develop new imaging solutions faster and at lower cost.

Santa Clara, CA July 15, 2018 — Cephasonics, a leader in ultrasound technology and systems, has updated their Cicada Ultrasound product to increase the competitive positioning of their product line.  The changes to their product line include an aggressively priced entry-level ultrasound system designed for basic ultrasound research, new configuration options and pricing for their expandable 64-256 channel systems as well as a new line of OEM ultrasound systems.
 
Announcing 3 New Product Models
 
Cicada LT – the Cicada LT is the new entry level ultrasound system from Cephasonics.  The LT is based on Cephasonics’ popular Cicada 64-channel ultrasound engine and comes with a basic configuration and software package.  It is designed to offer superior image quality and performance while competing directly with other lower cost ultrasound systems on the market.
 
Cicada LX – The Cicada LX family is a full function ultrasound research and development system that is expandable from 64 to 256 channels and provides some of the best overall image quality, scanning performance and software flexibility in the industry.  The LX family includes the complete Cephasonics software development package which provides superior flexibility and power in creating custom research and clinical imaging applications.
 
Cicada VX – The Cicada VX family are specially configured systems for volume commercial production OEM applications.  The VX systems offer the same basic 64-256 configurations as the Cicada LX.  The VX line also provides a range of customization options to help meet specific larger scale production and design needs.
 
About Cephasonics:
Cephasonics is a (made in America) worldwide supplier of high-performance clinical-quality ultrasound imaging hardware and software platforms for research and OEM applications as well as custom design and engineering services.  Their scalable ultrasound hardware and software platform (64 to 4096 channels), is designed to support leading-edge ultrasound research as well as enabling development of new commercial ultrasound imaging applications and products.  Cephasonics’ advanced ultrasound technology and services provide a complete solution to develop new imaging solutions faster and at lower cost.