Cephasonics OEM Ultrasound Systems
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The Cephasonics Ultrasound Platform is a cutting-edge solution designed to empower innovation in medical imaging and ultrasound-enabled devices. Scalable from 64 to 4096 channels, this full-featured platform combines high performance with unmatched flexibility, making it the ideal foundation for both prototyping and commercial deployment.
With its advanced architecture, the platform delivers exceptional image quality while supporting a wide range of AI applications. Whether you’re developing next-generation diagnostic tools or computer-aided medical procedure systems, Cephasonics provides the tools and performance needed to turn groundbreaking ideas into reality. The design and architecture of the platform is specially designed to accelerate the development and commercialization of AI ultrasound-enabled medical devices. Its modular and scalable architecture empowers developers to tailor solutions to their specific application needs, offering unparalleled flexibility for prototyping and production. The platform integrates state-of-the-art beamforming, high-speed data acquisition, and real-time processing capabilities, all while maintaining compliance with stringent medical safety standards such as IEC 60601-1. By providing a seamless combination of hardware and software tools, including advanced APIs and customizable firmware, Cephasonics ensures rapid iteration and efficient deployment. 
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Design for IntegrationWith both software and hardware designs, Cephasonics ultrasound systems are uniquely designed as integrated and interoperable platforms—where ultrasound and medical devices are not only integrated into a single system but can communicate directly, share data in real time, enable integrated controls and streamline procedures from start to finish.
Its open architecture supports a wide range of transducers and imaging modalities, making it ideal for applications from diagnostic imaging to therapeutic ultrasound.
With its focus on performance, reliability, and adaptability, the Cephasonics Ultrasound Platform is the ultimate foundation for transforming innovative concepts into commercial-ready ultrasound solutions. The systems also offer a variety of options for remote control for both triggering and robotic interoperability. 
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Key Advantages of the Cephasonics Ultrasound Platform
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Cephasonics AutoFocus™ beamformer technology
•Supports Continuous Dynamic Focus (CDF™) –Image is focused at all depths throughout scan –Superior resolution in comparison with DDF: •in CDF, delay coefficients updated on every received sample •Fully beamformed TX –Flexible, programmable 5-level transmitter •Apodization on both TX and RX –Dynamic apodization (with aperture shading) on RX Outstanding Image & Video Quality •Industry-leading AFE with superior SNR •Massive parallel data and computation bandwidth –450 MB/s on 64:64 configuration •Performance-optimized data-processing chain •Low-noise power design Software Control Over Ultrasound Functions With the Cephasonics software development kit you can have access to over 1000 different ultrasound attributes Easy to implement high-level APIs |
Supports all common ultrasound modes including ultrafast/full matrix capture imaging modes
•Uses Channel Capture (CC) mode (Cephasonics’ term for Full Raw Data (FRD) acquisition) •Transmitter can be programmed to fire on any single pulser or sub-aperture (as opposed to fully BF TX) •Receiver can capture RF channel data for FMC –As well as beamformed raw RF or IQ downconverted data Channel Capture Mode •Cephasonics front-end includes multiplexing channels to support wider aperture probes –cQuest Cicada has a 3:1 multiplexing •CC mode with muxing provides a synthetic aperture of up to 192 channels –Making a small low-cost Cicada-64 provide 64:192 system functionality Trigger In/Out •Synchronize the unit to external devices or synchronize those devices to the unit •System to can put in a hold state waiting for external trigger or breakpoint –Position, velocity, acceleration triggering •A trigger out can be generated at fine-resolution boundaries |
Cephasonics Ultrasound Engine Specifications
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Transmit·
256 pulse shape entries, each 248 pulses at 160MHz · 8192 sample long pulses for “chirp” signal · Output pulse rate: 100Hz to 40MHz · Pulse repetition counter 1..32 · Pulse duty cycle adjustment to 6.125ns precision · Arbitrary wave form definition · Transmit aperture definition o Arbitrary channel enabling o Apodization F#: 1/16..16 · Delay resolution: 6.125ns · 3-level or 5-level pulser configurations available · Output jitter (at 5MHz): 25ps · Phase Noise (at 5MHz, 1KHz offset) : −116 dBc/Hz Receive· ADC: 12-bit 68.5dBFS, 10.5ENOB · Ultra-low 2.4dB noise figure · Input frequency range: 1MHz to 18MHz · Sampling rate: 20MHz and 40MHz · Close-in phase-noise (at 1KHz offset from 3.5MHz carrier): -140dBc/Hz · Channel Capture o 8K samples per channel buffer o Programmable high pass filter o Programmable decimation filter Interfaces · PCI-Express 1.1 x4 streaming interface, USB 2.0 · Synchronization interface, 2.5V / single ended / 50 ohm · Beam start output · One trigger output · Two trigger inputs · |
Beamforming
o Continuous receive focus and apodization: delay and weight coefficients updated on every sample o 1-beam and 2-beam parallel processing o Preset window functions o Programmable Time Frequency Control in 32 zones Power Supply· Dual high-voltage power supplies o Rail A: 40Vpp to 140Vpp o Rail B: 6Vpp to 50Vpp · Voltage rise time (zero to maximum): 400-600ms · 16-bit granularity for Vpp configuration Electrical· Medical external power brick 2 prong, 60W 100-240V AC · Size of AC/DC PS: 5in x 2in x 1in · System input: 15VDC ±10% / 4A max · Power consumption: 30W - 45W (based on operating mode) · Operating Temperature Range: 32F to 122F ; 0C to 50C Supported Transducers· Cephasonics standard available probes · Cephasonics termination and backshell kit for customer specific probes · Frequency range: 500KHz to 18MHz · Connector pin-out defined for ZIF260 TYCO connectors · Number of elements: 1 to 192 with 3:1 muxing |
