Fig. 1.
The block diagram of the MENB.
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Xiaoyan Shen, Zhigong Wang. Fully integrated circuit chip of microelectronic neural bridge[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2014, 35(9): 095011. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/35/9/095011
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X Y Shen, Z G Wang. Fully integrated circuit chip of microelectronic neural bridge[J]. J. Semicond., 2014, 35(9): 095011. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/35/9/095011.
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Fully integrated circuit chip of microelectronic neural bridge
DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/35/9/095011
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Abstract
Nerve tracts interruption is one of the major reasons for dysfunction after spiral cord injury. The microelectronic neural bridge is a method to restore function of interrupted neural pathways, by making use of microelectronic chips to bypass the injured nerve tracts. A low-power fully integrated microelectronic neural bridge chip is designed, using CSMC 0.5-μm CMOS technology. The structure and the key points in the circuit design will be introduced in detail. In order to meet the requirement for implantation, the circuit was modified to avoid the use of off-chip components, and fully monolithic integration is achieved. The operating voltage of the circuit is ±2.5 V, and the chip area is 1.21×1.18 mm2. According to the characteristic of neural signal, the time-domain method is used in testing. The pass bandwidth of the microelectronic neural bridge system covers the whole frequency range of the neural signal, power consumption is 4.33 mW, and the gain is adjustable. The design goals are achieved. -
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