A fully integrated dual-channel log-domain programmable preamplifier and filter for an implantable cardiac pacemaker

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1916-1925

  Gerosa, Andrea ^a   Maniero, Andrea ^a   Neviani, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); BANDPASS FILTERS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; OPTIMIZATION;

BIOMEDICAL; COMPANDING; LOG DOMAIN; LOW VOLTAGE (LV) OPERATION; PACEMAKER; TRANSLINEAR (TL) CIRCUITS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 7444224233     PISSN: 10577122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSI.2004.835027     Document Type: Article

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