A high-voltage-tolerant stimulator realized in the low-voltage CMOS process for cochlear implant

Kuan Yu Lin, Ming-Dou Ker, Chun Yu Lin

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    Abstract

    A biomedical stimulator with four high-voltagetolerant output channels, combined with on-chip positive high voltage generator, is proposed. For the purpose of integration with other circuit blocks into a system-on-chip (SoC) for cochlear implant biomedical applications, this design has been realized with the 1.8-V/3.3-V transistors in a 0.18-μm CMOS process. This stimulator only needs one single supply voltage of 1.8 V, but the maximum stimulation voltage can be as high as 7 V. The dynamic bias technique and stacked MOS configuration are used to implement this stimulator in the low-voltage CMOS process, without causing the issues of electrical overstress and gate-oxide reliability during circuit operation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2014 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2014
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    Pages237-240
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Print)9781479934324
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Jan 2014
    Event2014 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2014 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Duration: 1 Jun 20145 Jun 2014

    Publication series

    NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
    ISSN (Print)0271-4310

    Conference

    Conference2014 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2014
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    CityMelbourne, VIC
    Period1/06/145/06/14

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