Programmable current source dedicated to implantable microstimulators

Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Microelectronics, ICM 1998

Volumn 1998-December, Issue , 1998, Pages 67-70

  Voghell, J C ^a   Sawan, M ^a   Roy, M ^a   Bourret, S ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MICROELECTRONICS;

CMOS TECHNOLOGY; CURRENT SOURCES; ELECTRONIC INTERFACE; IMPLANTABLE DEVICES; MICROSTIMULATORS; PROGRAMMABLE CURRENT;

DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERSION;

EID: 34347214665     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICM.1998.825569     Document Type: Conference Paper

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