• DocumentCode
    337404
  • Title

    A subthreshold CMOS implementation of a two-dimensional mechanical cochlear model

  • Author

    Om´mani, Henry A. ; Furth, Paul M.

  • Author_Institution
    Philip Semicond., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    9-12 Aug 1998
  • Firstpage
    560
  • Lastpage
    563
  • Abstract
    We present a two-dimensional passive silicon cochlea based on the work of Watts [1993]. The model propagates waves in the backward and forward directions with succeeding stages loading earlier stages. CMOS resistors operating in the subthreshold ohmic region implement the uniform cochlear fluid. SPICE simulations reveal a cutoff slope in excess of 100 dB/oct, which compares well with experimental results
  • Keywords
    CMOS analogue integrated circuits; SPICE; circuit simulation; ear; elemental semiconductors; resistors; silicon; CMOS resistors; SPICE simulations; Si; backward directions; cutoff slope; forward directions; passive silicon cochlea; subthreshold CMOS implementation; subthreshold ohmic region; two-dimensional mechanical cochlear model; uniform cochlear fluid; Biomembranes; Circuits; Damping; Design engineering; Ear; Impedance; Resistors; SPICE; Semiconductor device modeling; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 Midwest Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Notre Dame, IN
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-8914-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSCAS.1998.759554
  • Filename
    759554