State-of-the-art MEMS and microsystem tools for brain research
Map** brain activity has received growing worldwide interest because it is expected to
improve disease treatment and allow for the development of important neuromorphic …
improve disease treatment and allow for the development of important neuromorphic …
Materials for microfabricated implantable devices: a review
The application of microfabrication to the development of biomedical implants has produced
a new generation of miniaturized technology for assisting treatment and research …
a new generation of miniaturized technology for assisting treatment and research …
Microelectrodes, microelectronics, and implantable neural microsystems
Lithographically defined microelectrode arrays now permit high-density recording and
stimulation in the brain and are facilitating new insights into the organization and function of …
stimulation in the brain and are facilitating new insights into the organization and function of …
An efficiency-enhanced CMOS rectifier with unbalanced-biased comparators for transcutaneous-powered high-current implants
S Guo, H Lee - IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an efficiency-enhanced integrated full-wave CMOS rectifier for the
transcutaneous power transmission in high-current biomedical implants. The comparator …
transcutaneous power transmission in high-current biomedical implants. The comparator …
A 13.56 MHz CMOS active rectifier with switched-offset and compensated biasing for biomedical wireless power transfer systems
A full-wave active rectifier switching at 13.56 MHz with compensated bias current for a wide
input range for wirelessly powered high-current biomedical implants is presented. The four …
input range for wirelessly powered high-current biomedical implants is presented. The four …
A low-power, high CMRR neural amplifier system employing CMOS inverter-based OTAs with CMFB through supply rails
Multichannel neural amplifiers are commonly implemented with a shared reference whose
input impedance is several times lower than that of the corresponding signal inputs. This …
input impedance is several times lower than that of the corresponding signal inputs. This …
A low-power blocking-capacitor-free charge-balanced electrode-stimulator chip with less than 6 nA DC error for 1-mA full-scale stimulation
Large dc blocking capacitors are a bottleneck in reducing the size and cost of neural
implants. We describe an electrode-stimulator chip that removes the need for large dc …
implants. We describe an electrode-stimulator chip that removes the need for large dc …
A battery-less, implantable neuro-electronic interface for studying the mechanisms of deep brain stimulation in rat models
YP Lin, CY Yeh, PY Huang, ZY Wang… - IEEE transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Although deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been a promising alternative for treating several
neural disorders, the mechanisms underlying the DBS remain not fully understood. As rat …
neural disorders, the mechanisms underlying the DBS remain not fully understood. As rat …
A near-optimum 13.56 MHz CMOS active rectifier with circuit-delay real-time calibrations for high-current biomedical implants
C Huang, T Kawajiri, H Ishikuro - IEEE Journal of Solid-State …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a near-optimum active rectifier is proposed to achieve well-optimized power
conversion efficiency (PCE) and voltage conversion ratio (VCR) under various process …
conversion efficiency (PCE) and voltage conversion ratio (VCR) under various process …
A microelectromechanical system artificial basilar membrane based on a piezoelectric cantilever array and its characterization using an animal model
We proposed a piezoelectric artificial basilar membrane (ABM) composed of a
microelectromechanical system cantilever array. The ABM mimics the tonotopy of the …
microelectromechanical system cantilever array. The ABM mimics the tonotopy of the …