Hello, we are currently developing a new technology that will be used for assessing the integrity of nuclear reactors. We currently use a technology based on conventional ultrasound with just a few elements. The new technology we are proposing will implement thousands of transducer elements and thus we'll need to switch between active and passive elements using a mux or T/R switch, combined with a pulser.
I was looking at the TX7332, which comes with impressive specs, but it wouldn't be directly applicable to our application. Would it be feasible to re-design the TX7332 to meet the following requirements? We are well aware of the implied NRE costs for developing a new IC.
Our high level requirements:
- Channel count of 128
- No integrated beamformer is required
- Pulser supporting max output of 100V will be needed
- IC must be rad hardened and able to sustain radiation environments of ~ 300 krad/hour.
Regards,
Andres Villegas
