A ±9 V fully integrated CMOS electrode driver for high-impedance microstimulation

Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 192-195

  Ethier, Śebastien ^a   Sawan, Mohamad ^a   Aboulhamid, El Mostapha ^b   El Gamal, Mourad ^c  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE PUMP; CMOS ELECTRODES; CONSTANT CURRENT; FULLY INTEGRATED; HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRODES; HIGH-VOLTAGES; IN-VIVO; LATCH-UPS; LOW RIPPLE; MICROSTIMULATION; NEGATIVE CHARGE; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; TISSUE CONTACT; VOLTAGE SWINGS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LITHIUM BATTERIES;

PUMPS;

EID: 77950666593     PISSN: 15483746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSCAS.2009.5236121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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