Early history and challenges of implantable electronics

ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Ko, Wen H ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical microelectro mechanical systems (MEMS); Implantable electronics; Implantable microsystems; Micropackage; Nonhermetic package.; Radio frequency (RF) wireless powering

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS; BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL CARE; ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; IMPLANTABLE MICROSYSTEMS; IMPLANTABLE SYSTEM; MICROPACKAGE; NON-HERMETIC; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH ENGINEERS; SELECTED EXAMPLES;

MEMS; MICROSYSTEMS;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84863931894     PISSN: 15504832     EISSN: 15504840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/2180878.2180880     Document Type: Article

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