A low-power body-channel communication system for binaural hearing aids

Jou Ling Chen; Jhih Cing Sun; Yi Hung Shen; Tzu-Hsien Sang; Tian-Sheuan Chang; Shyh-Jye Jou

doi:10.1109/BioCAS.2012.6418486

A low-power body-channel communication system for binaural hearing aids

Jou Ling Chen^*
, Jhih Cing Sun
, Yi Hung Shen
, Tzu-Hsien Sang
, Tian-Sheuan Chang
, Shyh-Jye Jou

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In modern binaural hearing aids, the realization of many advanced functions depends on reliable exchange of information for both sides. Commercially available hearing aids often use RF technologies to meet the communication needs, despite the relatively high power consumption associated with them. In a series of two papers, we describe a low-power communication system utilizing skin conductance designed for binaural hearing aids. Due to the facts that skin contact naturally happens in binaural hearing aids and baseband modulation techniques with low power consumption can be used in transmission over skin, the skin communication system is found to be perfectly suited for the needs of binaural hearing aids. In this paper of the series, system-level design issues are discussed and design specifics of the Medium Access Control (MAC) layer are given, while in the sister paper, low power circuit design and physical-layer algorithms are detailed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2012 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference
Subtitle of host publication	Intelligent Biomedical Electronics and Systems for Better Life and Better Environment, BioCAS 2012 - Conference Publications
Pages	100-103
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/BioCAS.2012.6418486
State	Published - 1 Dec 2012
Event	2012 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference: Intelligent Biomedical Electronics and Systems for Better Life and Better Environment, BioCAS 2012 - Hsinchu, Taiwan Duration: 28 Nov 2012 → 30 Nov 2012

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Conference	2012 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference: Intelligent Biomedical Electronics and Systems for Better Life and Better Environment, BioCAS 2012
Country/Territory	Taiwan
City	Hsinchu
Period	28/11/12 → 30/11/12

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Chen, J. L., Sun, J. C., Shen, Y. H., Sang, T.-H., Chang, T.-S., & Jou, S.-J. (2012). A low-power body-channel communication system for binaural hearing aids. In 2012 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference: Intelligent Biomedical Electronics and Systems for Better Life and Better Environment, BioCAS 2012 - Conference Publications (pp. 100-103). Article 6418486 (2012 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference: Intelligent Biomedical Electronics and Systems for Better Life and Better Environment, BioCAS 2012 - Conference Publications). https://doi.org/10.1109/BioCAS.2012.6418486

Chen, Jou Ling ; Sun, Jhih Cing ; Shen, Yi Hung et al. / A low-power body-channel communication system for binaural hearing aids. 2012 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference: Intelligent Biomedical Electronics and Systems for Better Life and Better Environment, BioCAS 2012 - Conference Publications. 2012. pp. 100-103 (2012 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference: Intelligent Biomedical Electronics and Systems for Better Life and Better Environment, BioCAS 2012 - Conference Publications).

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Chen, JL, Sun, JC, Shen, YH, Sang, T-H , Chang, T-S & Jou, S-J 2012, A low-power body-channel communication system for binaural hearing aids. in 2012 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference: Intelligent Biomedical Electronics and Systems for Better Life and Better Environment, BioCAS 2012 - Conference Publications., 6418486, 2012 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference: Intelligent Biomedical Electronics and Systems for Better Life and Better Environment, BioCAS 2012 - Conference Publications, pp. 100-103, 2012 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference: Intelligent Biomedical Electronics and Systems for Better Life and Better Environment, BioCAS 2012, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 28/11/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/BioCAS.2012.6418486

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