采用电压控制的伪电阻结构,设计了一款具有超低频下截止频率调节功能的带通可变增益放大器(VGA),由于该结构具有可调节超大的等效电阻和反馈电容使VGA的下截止频率可以调节。提出了一种改进的甲乙类运算跨导放大器(OTA)结构,采用新颖的...采用电压控制的伪电阻结构,设计了一款具有超低频下截止频率调节功能的带通可变增益放大器(VGA),由于该结构具有可调节超大的等效电阻和反馈电容使VGA的下截止频率可以调节。提出了一种改进的甲乙类运算跨导放大器(OTA)结构,采用新颖的浮动偏置设计,在满足高压摆率的条件下,有效提高共源共栅结构的电压输出范围。将伪电阻用于OTA的共模反馈,克服了阻性共模检测结构负载效应的问题。该VGA电路采用TSMC 0.18μm标准工艺设计和流片,测试结果表明,1.2 V电源电压下,其下截止频率调节范围为1.3~244 Hz,增益为49.2,44.2,39.2 d B,带宽为3.4,3.9,4.4 k Hz,消耗电流为3.9μA,共模抑制比达75.2 d B。展开更多
Recent work in the field ofneurophysiology has demonstrated that, by observing the firing characteristic of action potentials （AP） and the exchange pattern of signals between neurons, it is possible to reveal the na...Recent work in the field ofneurophysiology has demonstrated that, by observing the firing characteristic of action potentials （AP） and the exchange pattern of signals between neurons, it is possible to reveal the nature of ＂memory＂ and ＂thinking＂ and help humans to understand how the brain works. To address these needs, we developed a prototype fully integrated circuit （IC） with micro-electrode array （MEA） for neural recording. In this scheme, the microelectrode array is composed by 64 detection electrodes and 2 reference electrodes. The proposed IC consists of 8 recording channels with an area of 5 x 5 mm2. Each channel can operate independently to process the neural signal by amplifying, filtering, etc. The chip is fabricated in 0.5-#m CMOS technology. The simulated and measured results show the system provides an effective device for recording feeble signal such as neural signals.展开更多
This paper presents a controllable resistor, which is formed by a MOS-resistor working in the deep triangle region and an auxiliary circuit. The auxiliary circuit can generate the gate-source voltage which is proporti...This paper presents a controllable resistor, which is formed by a MOS-resistor working in the deep triangle region and an auxiliary circuit. The auxiliary circuit can generate the gate-source voltage which is proportional to the output current of an low dropout regulator for the MOS-resistor. Thus, the equivalent output resistance of the MOS-resistor is inversely proportional to the output current, which is a suitable feature for pole-zero tracking frequency compensation methods. By switching the type of the MOS-resistor and current direction through the auxiliary circuit, the controllable resistor can be suitable for different applications. Three pole-zero tracking frequency compensation methods based on a single Miller capacitor with hulling resistor, unit-gain compensation cell and pseudo-ESR （equivalent serial resistor of load capacitor） power stage have been realized by this controllable resistor. Their advantages and limitations are discussed and verified by simulation results.展开更多
文摘采用电压控制的伪电阻结构,设计了一款具有超低频下截止频率调节功能的带通可变增益放大器(VGA),由于该结构具有可调节超大的等效电阻和反馈电容使VGA的下截止频率可以调节。提出了一种改进的甲乙类运算跨导放大器(OTA)结构,采用新颖的浮动偏置设计,在满足高压摆率的条件下,有效提高共源共栅结构的电压输出范围。将伪电阻用于OTA的共模反馈,克服了阻性共模检测结构负载效应的问题。该VGA电路采用TSMC 0.18μm标准工艺设计和流片,测试结果表明,1.2 V电源电压下,其下截止频率调节范围为1.3~244 Hz,增益为49.2,44.2,39.2 d B,带宽为3.4,3.9,4.4 k Hz,消耗电流为3.9μA,共模抑制比达75.2 d B。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61076118)
文摘Recent work in the field ofneurophysiology has demonstrated that, by observing the firing characteristic of action potentials （AP） and the exchange pattern of signals between neurons, it is possible to reveal the nature of ＂memory＂ and ＂thinking＂ and help humans to understand how the brain works. To address these needs, we developed a prototype fully integrated circuit （IC） with micro-electrode array （MEA） for neural recording. In this scheme, the microelectrode array is composed by 64 detection electrodes and 2 reference electrodes. The proposed IC consists of 8 recording channels with an area of 5 x 5 mm2. Each channel can operate independently to process the neural signal by amplifying, filtering, etc. The chip is fabricated in 0.5-#m CMOS technology. The simulated and measured results show the system provides an effective device for recording feeble signal such as neural signals.
基金Project supported by the Key Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Province,China (No.2007C21021)
文摘This paper presents a controllable resistor, which is formed by a MOS-resistor working in the deep triangle region and an auxiliary circuit. The auxiliary circuit can generate the gate-source voltage which is proportional to the output current of an low dropout regulator for the MOS-resistor. Thus, the equivalent output resistance of the MOS-resistor is inversely proportional to the output current, which is a suitable feature for pole-zero tracking frequency compensation methods. By switching the type of the MOS-resistor and current direction through the auxiliary circuit, the controllable resistor can be suitable for different applications. Three pole-zero tracking frequency compensation methods based on a single Miller capacitor with hulling resistor, unit-gain compensation cell and pseudo-ESR （equivalent serial resistor of load capacitor） power stage have been realized by this controllable resistor. Their advantages and limitations are discussed and verified by simulation results.
