A new low power-low voltage OTA for ECG readout circuit design

Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 195-202

  Chung, Wen Yaw ^a   Chuang, Chiung Cheng ^a   Zheng, Ying Hui ^a   Wang, Ying Hsiang ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ECG; Low Power; OTA

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS; TRANSCONDUCTANCE;

BIAS VOLTAGE; OPERATIONAL TRANSCONDUCTANCE AMPLIFIER (OTA); POWER CONSUMPTION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FILTER; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33846504937     PISSN: 16090985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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