A 9-bit configurable current source with enhanced output resistance for cochlear stimulators

Proceedings of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 511-514

  Guo, Song ^a   Lee, Hoi ^a   Loizou, Philipos ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Dallas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

CASCODE; CMOS PROCESSES; CONFIGURABLE; CURRENT SOURCES; HIGH OUTPUTS; MOS STRUCTURES; OUTPUT CURRENTS; OUTPUT RESISTANCES; SWITCHABLE; VOLTAGE COMPLIANCES;

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 57849145698     PISSN: 08865930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CICC.2008.4672134     Document Type: Conference Paper

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