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A 1.4-V 48-μW current-mode front-end circuit for analog hearing aids with frequency compensation

A 1.4-V 48-μW current-mode front-end circuit for analog hearing aids with frequency compensation
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摘要 A current-mode front-end circuit with low voltage and low power for analog hearing aids is presented. The circuit consists of a current-mode AGC(automatic gain control) and a current-mode adaptive filter.Compared with its conventional voltage-mode counterparts,the proposed front-end circuit has the identified features of frequency compensation based on the state space theory and continuous gain with an exponential characteristic.The frequency compensation which appears only in the DSP unit of the digital hearing aid can upgrade the performance of the analog hearing aid in the field of low-frequency hearing loss.The continuous gain should meet the requirement of any input amplitude level,while its exponential characteristic leads to a large input dynamic range in accordance with the dB SPL(sound pressure level).Furthermore,the front-end circuit also provides a discrete knee point and discrete compression ratio to allow for high calibration flexibility.These features can accommodate users whose ears have different pain thresholds.Taking advantage of the current-mode technique,the MOS transistors work in the subthreshold region so that the quiescent current is small.Moreover,the input current can be compressed to a low voltage signal for processing according to the compression principle from the current-domain to the voltage-domain.Therefore,the objective of low voltage and low power(48μW at 1.4 V) can be easily achieved in a high threshold-voltage CMOS process of 0.35μm(V(TON) + |V(TOP)|≈1.35 V).The THD is below -45 dB.The fabricated chip only occupies the area of 1×0.5 mm^2 and 1×1 mm^2. A current-mode front-end circuit with low voltage and low power for analog hearing aids is presented. The circuit consists of a current-mode AGC(automatic gain control) and a current-mode adaptive filter.Compared with its conventional voltage-mode counterparts,the proposed front-end circuit has the identified features of frequency compensation based on the state space theory and continuous gain with an exponential characteristic.The frequency compensation which appears only in the DSP unit of the digital hearing aid can upgrade the performance of the analog hearing aid in the field of low-frequency hearing loss.The continuous gain should meet the requirement of any input amplitude level,while its exponential characteristic leads to a large input dynamic range in accordance with the dB SPL(sound pressure level).Furthermore,the front-end circuit also provides a discrete knee point and discrete compression ratio to allow for high calibration flexibility.These features can accommodate users whose ears have different pain thresholds.Taking advantage of the current-mode technique,the MOS transistors work in the subthreshold region so that the quiescent current is small.Moreover,the input current can be compressed to a low voltage signal for processing according to the compression principle from the current-domain to the voltage-domain.Therefore,the objective of low voltage and low power(48μW at 1.4 V) can be easily achieved in a high threshold-voltage CMOS process of 0.35μm(V(TON) + |V(TOP)|≈1.35 V).The THD is below -45 dB.The fabricated chip only occupies the area of 1×0.5 mm^2 and 1×1 mm^2.
出处 《Journal of Semiconductors》 EI CAS CSCD 2012年第10期77-84,共8页 半导体学报(英文版)
基金 supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(No.2008AA010701)
关键词 hearing aid frequency compensation state space continuous gain CURRENT-MODE hearing aid frequency compensation state space continuous gain current-mode
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