Low-noise low-power CMOS preamplifier for multisite extracellular neuronal recordings

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1779-1787

  Bottino, Emanuele ^a   Massobrio, Paolo ^b   Martinoia, Sergio ^b,c   Pruzzo, Giacomo ^c   Valle, Maurizio ^b  

^a AMS AG   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Integrated high value resistance; Integrated low noise preamplifier; Micro electrode arrays; Neuro electronic interface; Spontaneous electrophysiological activity recording; Standard CMOS technology

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC INTERFACE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; LOW NOISE PREAMPLIFIERS; MICROELECTRODE ARRAY; STANDARD CMOS TECHNOLOGY;

CELL CULTURE; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DATA STRUCTURES; DISTURBANCE REJECTION; STANDARDS;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 70449639539     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mejo.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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