A 200-pJ/b MUX-based RF transmitter for implantable multichannel neural recording

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2533-2541

  Liu, Yao Hong ^a   Li, Cheng Lung ^a   Lin, Tsung Hsien ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Neural recording; Offset quadrature phase shift keying (O QPSK) modulation; RF transmitter; Wireless telemetry

Indexed keywords

BASE BANDS; CMOS PROCESSS; CONSTANT ENVELOPE; DATA RATES; ENERGY EFFICIENT; HIGH DATA RATE; LOW POWER; MULTI-CHANNEL; MUX-BASED; NEURAL RECORDING; NEURAL RECORDINGS; OFFSET QUADRATURE PHASE-SHIFT KEYING (O-QPSK) MODULATION; OUTPUT POWER; QPSK MODULATION; RF TRANSMITTER; WIRELESS TELEMETRY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MODULATION; PHASE SHIFT; POWER AMPLIFIERS; TELEMETERING EQUIPMENT; TRANSMITTERS;

QUADRATURE PHASE SHIFT KEYING;

EID: 70350199619     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2009.2029955     Document Type: Article

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