Title :
Super-regenerative receiver for capsule endoscopy application using digital counter
Author :
Kim, Kihyun ; Song, Jaehoon ; Nam, Sangwook
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Seoul Nat. Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
This paper presents a low-power and high-speed Super Regenerative Receiver (SRR) for wireless capsule endoscopy at 500 MHz. The operating frequency was selected for its minimum propagation loss in the human body. To achieve low power consumption, the self-quench method was used through a digital count. Using 0.13 μm CMOS technology, the receiver was designed and verified by simulation. A data rate of 10 Mbps was achieved for detecting -85 dBm signals with a DC power consumption of 0.96 mW at 1.2[V].
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; endoscopes; CMOS technology; DC power consumption; SRR; bit rate 100 Mbit/s; digital counter; frequency 500 MHz; low-power receiver; power 0.96 mW; propagation loss; self-quench method; size 0.13 micron; super-regenerative receiver; voltage 1.2 V; wireless capsule endoscopy; Endoscopes; Gain; Oscillators; Propagation losses; Receivers; Transmitting antennas; OOK modulation; capsule endoscopy; digital counter; self quench; super regenerative;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference Proceedings (APMC), 2011 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2034-5