This thesis proposes a multi-parameter implantable micro-stimulator system. By using wireless communication and the muli-parameter control, the infection caused by the wound could be avoided and various stimulation waveforms could be generated for different bio-medical applications. Besides, a graphic user interface (GUI) is implemented for the proposed micro-stimulator for the convenience of usage. Moreover, the in vitro experiments are carried out, where the neurons could be stimulated successfully.
To reduce the system area caused by external capacitors required by traditional ASK demodulators, a C-less ASK demodulator is proposed in this thesis. A bias-based envelope detector and a Schmitt trigger are used for demodulation. Moreover, by enlarging the noise margin of the envelope detector, an all-MOS ASK demodulator is carried out such that no passive element is needed and the system area could be further reduced.
Besides, two high sensitivity voltage-to-frequency (VFC) are proposed for the full duplex transmission. By using a voltage-to-current converter, a charge and discharge circuit, and an all-MOS voltage window comparator 1 (VWC1), a high sensitivity VFC1 is accomplished. Moreover, a linear VFC2 is also proposed by including a fast all-MOS voltage window comparator, VWC2.
Finally, a wide range I/O buffer is proposed for the interface of the implantable micro-stimulator system. With the stacked PMOS and NMOS output stage and the dynamic gate bias generator, high voltage and low voltage signals (VDDH and VDDL) could be transmitted and received without any gate-oxide overstress and leakage currents.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-1014108-110655 |
| Date | 14 October 2008 |
| Creators | Lee, Tzung-Je |
| Contributors | Chin-Long Wey, Ming-Dou Ker, Chua-Chin Wang, Ko-Chi Kuo, Ming-Der Shieh, Kuo-Hsing Cheng |
| Publisher | NSYSU |
| Source Sets | NSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-1014108-110655 |
| Rights | not_available, Copyright information available at source archive |
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