A programmable microsystem using system-on-chip for real-time biotelemetry

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1251-1260

  Wang, Lei ^a   Johannessen, Erik A ^a   Hammond, Paul A ^a   Cui, Li ^a   Reid, Stuart W J ^a,b,c   Cooper, Jonathan M ^a   Cumming, David R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c European College of Veterinary Public Health

Author keywords

Biomedical telemetry; Laboratory in a pill; Microsystems; System on chip; Very large scale integration

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COUPLED CIRCUITS; DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; SENSORS; TRANSCEIVERS;

MAGNETIC-INDUCTION BASED TRANSMITTERS; PROGRAMMABLE MICROSYSTEMS; REAL-TIME BIOTELEMETRY; SYSTEM-ON-CHIP;

TELEMETERING;

SILICON;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERROR; INSTRUMENTATION; INTEGRATED INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY IN A PILL; MICROCHIP; MICROELECTRONICS; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROGRAMMABLE MICROSYSTEM; RADIOFREQUENCY; REAL TIME BIOTELEMETRY; SENSOR; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; SYSTEM ON CHIP; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEMETRY; VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION; WIRLESS INTERFACE;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICROCOMPUTERS; MINIATURIZATION; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TELEMETRY;

EID: 21844433490     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2005.847562     Document Type: Article

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