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© 2024 IEEE.This paper presents a high gain, low power, and highly linear structure for integrator-differentiator transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) employed in biological recording systems. In order to improve the linearity of the structure, a symmetric and ...

In this paper, a low-power and high-precision time-domain winner-take-all (WTA) circuit is proposed which is based on a novel group search algorithm. The proposed method, which determines the winner input within a single clock cycle, not only demands no mu ...

This paper presents a novel approach to acquire multichannel wireless intracranial neural data based on a compressive sensing scheme. The designed circuits are extremely compact and low-power which confirms the relevance of the proposed approach for multic ...

Inspiration from light field imaging concepts has led to the construction of multi-aperture imaging systems. Using multiple cameras as individual apertures is a topic of high relevance in the light field imaging domain. The need for wide field-of-view (FOV ...

This paper presents a wireless power conversion system designed for biomedical implants, with integrated automatic resonance tuning. The automatic tuning mechanism improves power transfer efficiency (PTE) by finely tuning the resonant frequency of the powe ...

This chapter explores dual-band telemetry systems and presents a dual-band inductive link operating at 6.78 and 13.56 MHz within the industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) frequency bands. The primary goal is to enable wireless power and data transmission for multisite biomedical implants. To minimize magnetic interference between coils and optimize the area, a single-coil transmitter configuration is adopted in the presented design. Additionally, this chapter examines the benefits of using various plana

This article presents a neural recording amplifier suitable for large-scale integration with multi-electrode arrays (MEAs) in very low-power microelectronic cortical implants. The proposed amplifier is the most energy-efficient structure reported to date, ...

We present a 16-channel seizure detection system-on-chip (SoC) with 0.92μW/channel power dissipation in a total area of 1.1mm² including a closed-loop neural stimulator. A set of four features are extracted from the spatially filtered neural data to achiev ...

In this paper a novel approach to optimize digital integrated circuits yield with regards to speed and area/power for aggressive scaling technologies is presented. The technique is intended to reduce the effects of intra-die variations using redundancy app ...

An assessment of the fault-tolerance properties of single-ended and differential signaling is shown in the context of a high defect density environment, using a robust error-absorbing circuit architecture. A software tool based on Monte-Carlo simulations i ...

A novel compressive sampling scheme suitable for highly scalable hardware implementations is presented. The scheme utilizes an identical pseudo-random sequence for every image column, therefore reducing in-pixel hardware complexity and allowing measurement ...

A novel compressive sampling scheme suitable for highly scalable hardware implementation is presented. The prototype design is implemented in a 0.18um standard CMOS technology and utilizes compressed acquisition to achieve high frame rates and maintain low power consumption. Specialized pixels, convenient for Comparator-Based Switched Capacitor readout are developed for this purpose. A custom measurement matrix generation algorithm is implemented which reduces in-pixel hardware complexity and performs measu

Compressive Sampling (CS) offers bandwidth, power and memory size reduction compared to conventional (Nyquist) sampling. However, very few Integrated Circuit (IC) designs based on CS exist due to the missing link between the well-established CS theory on o ...

The precise evaluation of the reliability of logic circuits has a significant importance in highly-defective and future nanotechnologies. It allows efficient comparison of fault-tolerance techniques, and enables designs improvement with respect to their re ...

The importance of developing predictive modeling tools has considerably increased with the diffusion of nanoscale technologies, in which strained layers and heterojunctions determine the materials modeling complexity. A self--consistent Poisson--Schroedinger solver based on a full-band k.p method within the envelope-function approximation has been developed and validated on large test structures, studying the oxide capacitance for various gate stacks. Among the effects governing the electrostatics of the de

A new plenoptic sensor inspired from the visual system of flying insects is introduced. This sensor is referred to as the Panoptic camera. This system has two distinguished features. First it is an omnidirectional camera capable of recording light information around it. Second it is a polydioptric system where each CMOS facet has a distinct focal plane; hence the full system is multiple aperture camera. An FPGA based solution is proposed for real time application deployment. The omnidirectional vision recon

Implantable electronic medical devices that operate in closed-loop allow efficient neuro-modulation. Area and power are to be carefully balanced to improve the system autonomy and safety. New digital modulation schemes with implementation in the front-end ...

This article explores the effect of device parameter variations on the performance of subthreshold source-coupled logic (STSCL) circuits. A test chip has been fabricated in a standard CMOS 90 nm technology to study the matching properties of STSCL circuits ...

An all wireless closed-loop stimulation system for epilepsy control is presented that generates charged-balanced programmable stimulation current pulses upon a seizure is detected. The proposed system has highly flexible stimulation parameters thanks to th ...

This paper presents a new power-efficient and high-speed voltage level shifter. In the proposed structure, the existing contentions at the internal nodes are reduced using auxiliary transistors and feedback networks, leading to a significant reduction in t ...

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A High-Gain Transimpedance Amplifier Using Highly-Linear and Symmetric Multi-Stage Pseudo-Resistors

A Low-Power and High-Precision Time- Domain Winner-Take-All Circuit Based on the Group Search Algorithm

Compressive Multichannel Cortical Signal Recording

Hemispherical Multiple Camera System for High Resolution Omni-Directional Light Field Imaging

A Wireless Power Conversion Chain With Fully On-Chip Automatic Resonance Tuning System for Biomedical Implants

Implantable Dual-Band Inductive Link

A Micropower Neural Recording Amplifier with Improved Noise Efficiency Factor

A 16-Channel 1.1mm2 Implantable Seizure Control SoC with Sub-μW/Channel Consumption and Closed-Loop Stimulation in 0.18μm CMOS

Selective Redundancy-Based Design Techniques for the Minimization of Local Delay Variations

Fault-Tolerance of Robust Feed-Forward Architecture Using Single-Ended and Differential Deep-Submicron Circuits Under Massive Defect Density

Column-Separated Compressive Sampling Scheme for Low Power CMOS Image Sensors

High Frame-Rate Low-Power Compressive Sampling CMOS Image Sensor Architecture

Compressive Image Acquisition in Modern CMOS IC Design

Output Probability Density Functions of Logic Circuits: Modeling and Fault-Tolerance Evaluation

Modeling study of capacitance and gate current in strained High–K Metal gate technology: impact of Si/SiO2/HK interfacial layer and band structure model

Hardware Implementation of an Omnidirectional Camera with Real-time 3D Imaging Capability

Implantable Neuro-Modulation Devices and Technology

Analysis and Characterization of Variability in Subthreshold Source-Coupled Logic Circuits

All Wireless, 16-channel Epilepsy Control System with Sub-mu W/channel and Closed-loop Stimulation Using a Switched-Capacitor-Based Active Charge Balancing Method

A Delay and Power Efficient Voltage Level Shifter with Low Leakage Power