Title :
Wireless ultra-wide-band data link for biomedical implants
Author :
Novak, Ondrej ; Wu, Wei ; Charles, Cameron
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Abstract :
The potential of wireless ultra-wide-band (UWB) technology for data links in biomedical implants is discussed. Most current technologies have been proven unsuitable for use in future high complexity applications. Emerging systems such as vision prosthesis will require significantly higher data rates and power efficiency. UWB offers unique properties that make it an attractive candidate to meet the increased demand. Furthermore, initial results of an UWB transceiver design are reported. A pulse generator and a wide-band LNA have been designed and fabricated in a 65 nm CMOS technology. Test results are also presented.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; prosthetics; pulse generators; radio links; transceivers; ultra wideband technology; wireless LAN; CMOS technology; UWB transceiver design; biomedical implants; pulse generator; size 65 nm; wide-band LNA; wireless ultrawide-band data link; CMOS technology; Cities and towns; Cochlear implants; FCC; Frequency; Neural prosthesis; Prosthetics; Transceivers; Ultra wideband technology; Visual prosthesis;
Conference_Titel :
Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, 2009. PRIME 2009. Ph.D.
Conference_Location :
Cork
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3733-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3734-4
DOI :
10.1109/RME.2009.5201317
