An ultra-low power interface CMOS IC design for biosensor applications

Weibo Hu, Yen Ting Liu, Vighnesh Das, Cliff Schecht, Tam Nguyen, Donald Y.C. Lie, Tzu Chao Yan, Chien Nan Kuo, Stanley Wu, Yuan Hua Chu, Tzu Yi Yang

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Abstract

This paper presents a design example of an ultra-low power single-channel analog front-end (AFE) integrated circuits (IC) and system for biomedical sensing applications. The 0.18-μm CMOS AFE IC design includes a low noise instrumentation amplifier (INA), a low-pass filter (LPF), a variable gain amplifier (VGA), and a successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The AFE IC architecture is analyzed on the system level to minimize total power consumption with high integration and optimized for an ECG sensing system. SPICE simulations of the AFE IC channel validate the ultra-low power IC design methodology for heartbeat detection with less than 1 μA/channel.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 IEEE 55th International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS 2012
Pages1196-1199
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 IEEE 55th International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS 2012 - Boise, ID, United States
Duration: Aug 5 2012Aug 8 2012

Publication series

NameMidwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems
ISSN (Print)1548-3746

Conference

Conference2012 IEEE 55th International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoise, ID
Period08/5/1208/8/12

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