An ultra-high input impedance analog front end using self-calibrated positive feedback

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 2252-2262

  Lee, Jinseok ^a   Lee, Geon Hwi ^b   Kim, Hyojun ^a   Cho, SeongHwan ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Hynix Semiconductor Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Analog front end (AFE); electrocardiocraphy (ECG); non contact; positive feedback; self calibration; ultra high input impedance

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRODES; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PATIENT MONITORING;

ANALOG FRONT END; ELECTROCARDIOCRAPHY (ECG); NON-CONTACT; PARASITIC CAPACITANCE; SELF CALIBRATION; ULTRA-HIGH;

FEEDBACK;

EID: 85047603461     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2018.2831231     Document Type: Article

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