Ambient Labs
Development platform 01Ambient TileUpdated 07 / 2026

The acoustic interface for noninvasive BCI.

Ambient
Tile

Industrial design concept of a dense ultrasound tile on a graphite rigid-flex interposer.
Development object / industrial design study / not a manufactured device

A dense CMUT tile, flexible-film carrier, near-array electronics, and open acquisition path—designed as one head-native system.

Discuss a development program

01Physical assembly

The aperture is not a part.
It is the product.

Ambient begins with a selected system thesis: rigid CMUT acoustic islands on a flexible-film carrier. The active surface stays dimensionally stable while the complete aperture conforms.

ACMUT tile
BFlexible-film carrier
CCoupling layer
DNear-array electronics
EClock + data

Architecture study / layers separated for explanation

  1. A

    CMUT tile

    Dense semiconductor acoustic array on a dimensionally stable island.

  2. B

    Flexible-film carrier

    Thin interposer routes power, timing, and signals while the aperture follows the head.

  3. C

    Coupling layer

    Replaceable interface designed to make contact and placement repeatable.

  4. D

    Near-array electronics

    Low-noise receive, digitization, sensing, and selectable reduction beside the tile.

  5. E

    Clock + data

    Deterministic synchronization and coherent developer access across tiles.

02Signal path

Reduce the bandwidth.
Preserve the experiment.

The embedded platform reduces data beside the aperture without forcing every program through one fixed image pipeline.

  1. 01

    Elements

    Dense receive aperture

  2. 02

    AFE

    Low-noise analog

  3. 03

    ADC

    Synchronous capture

  4. 04

    FPGA / SoC

    Coherent reduction

  5. 05

    SDK

    Programmable access

Selectable outputRaw RFChannel IQReduced IQPower Doppler

03Development ledger

Targets with status,
not imaginary specifications.

These values define the starting architecture for partner and bench work. They are not released performance claims.

PropertyCurrent targetStatus
Acoustic tile16 × 16 element starting architectureArchitecture selected
Active aperture12–20 mm tile; networkable geometryMechanical study
Center frequency2–3 MHz transcranial operating bandBench validation required
Receive path64–128 simultaneous channelsElectronics definition
Acquisition12–14 bit / 10–20 MS/sElectronics definition
Developer outputsRF / channel IQ / reduced IQ / DopplerInterface definition
Host linkPCIe for development; Ethernet for distributed systemsTrade study
Initial formTethered research head fixtureProduct boundary

04Design-partner program

Build the experiment
existing probes cannot.

A focused development program connects one measured hardware limitation to one physical prototype and one clear next decision.

01Partner brings

The blocked experiment

  • Target anatomy
  • Current probe and sequence
  • Measured limitation
  • Required workflow
02Ambient builds

The missing interface

  • Aperture geometry
  • Coupling approach
  • Embedded signal path
  • Developer access
03Program proves

A physical decision

  • Transcranial information
  • Placement repeatability
  • Thermal and data limits
  • Next hardware gate
Start a program

Ambient Tile is a research platform in development. It is not a clinical diagnostic or therapeutic device.