Title :
CMOS ECG, EEG and EMG Waveform Bio-Simulator
Author :
Du Preez, C.C. ; Sinha, S. ; Du Plessis, Monuko
Author_Institution :
Pretoria Univ.
Abstract :
Certification of medical equipment requires thorough testing. Prior to final testing of equipment (such as monitoring equipment) on a human volunteer, it is necessary to test equipment via emulation. This paper presents a bio-simulator that generates electrocardiogram (ECG) and electromyogram (EMG) signals by breaking a signal up into pulses and integrating these pulses, and electroencephalogram (EEG) signals by waveform shaping. The other set of signals generated are sinusoidal, square and triangular signals used in the calibration of medical equipment. As low frequency signals are needed for bio-medical applications, the paper also details how this was achieved (using capacitor multipliers). A complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) 0.35 mum process (Austria Microsystems (XMS)) is used for the implementation
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; electrocardiography; electroencephalography; electromyography; electronic equipment testing; 0.35 micron; CMOS process; electrocardiogram; electroencephalogram; electromyogram; equipment testing; programmable frequency divider; waveform bio-simulator; waveform shaper; Biomedical equipment; Biomedical monitoring; Certification; Electrocardiography; Electroencephalography; Electromyography; Medical tests; Pulse shaping methods; Signal generators; Testing; Electrocardiogram; electroencephalogram; electromyogram; programmable frequency divider; sinusoidal; square; triangular; waveform shaper;
Conference_Titel :
International Semiconductor Conference, 2006
Conference_Location :
Sinaia
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0109-7
DOI :
10.1109/SMICND.2006.283925
