A very low-power CMOS mixed-signal IC for implantable pacemaker applications
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- 30 November 2004
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
- Vol. 39 (12), 2446-2456
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jssc.2004.837027
Abstract
Low power consumption is crucial for medical implant devices. A single-chip, very-low-power interface IC used in implantable pacemaker systems is presented. It contains amplifiers, filters, ADCs, battery management system, voltage multipliers, high voltage pulse generators, programmable logic and timing control. A few circuit techniques are proposed to achieve nanopower circuit operations within submicron CMOS process. Subthreshold transistor designs and switched-capacitor circuits are widely used. The 200 k transistor IC occupies 49 mm/sup 2/, is fabricated in a 0.5-/spl mu/m two-poly three-metal multi-V/sub t/ process, and consumes 8 /spl mu/W.Keywords
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