Title :
Implantable Eight-Channel Stimulator for the Deaf
Author :
Desoyer, I. ; Hochmair, E.
Author_Institution :
Technische Universit?t Wien, Austria, Gusshausstr. 27-29, A-1040 Wien
Abstract :
An implantable thin film hybrid circuit for the stimulation of the nervus acusticus via an 8 channel electrode has been developed. The circuit uses standard CMOS chips and consumes approximately 20 mW of power being supplied by an external rf-transmitter which also transmits the multiplexed signal.
Keywords :
Auditory system; Bandwidth; Coupling circuits; Deafness; Dynamic range; Electrodes; Frequency; Power supplies; Pulse circuits; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Solid State Circuits Conference, 1977. ESSCIRC '77. 3rd European
