전자공학회논문지 (Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers)

  • 제50권11호
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  • Pages.130-137
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  • 2013
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  • 2287-5026(pISSN)
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  • 2288-159X(eISSN)
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생체신호 측정을 위한 아날로그 전단 부 회로 설계

Analog Front-End Circuit Design for Bio-Potential Measurement

  • Lim, Shin-Il (Department of Electronics Engineering, Seokyeong University)
  • 투고 : 2013.09.21
  • 발행 : 2013.11.25
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초록

본 논문은 생체신호 측정을 위한 저전력/저면적 AFE(analog front-end)에 관한 것이다. 제안된 AFE는 계측증폭기(IA), 대역 통과 필터(BPF), 가변 이득 증폭기(VGA), SAR 타입 A/D 변환기로 구성된다. 전류 분할 기법을 이용한 작은 gm (LGM) 회로와 고 이득 증폭기로 구성된 Miller 커패시터 등가 기술을 이용하여, 외부 수동소자를 사용하지 않고 AC-coupling을 구현하였다. 응용에 따른 BPF의 고역 차단 주파수 변화는 전압 조절기(regulator)를 이용한 출력 전압 변화를 이용하여 $g_m$을 변화하여 구현 시켰다. 내장된 ADC는 커패시터 분할 기법을 적용한 이중 배열 커패시터 방식의 D/A변환기와 비동기 제어 방식을 이용하여 저 전력과 저 면적으로 구현하였다. 일반 CMOS 0.18um 공정을 이용하여 칩으로 제작하였고, 전체 칩 면적은 PAD등을 모두 포함하여 $650um{\times}350 um$이다. 제안된 AFE의 전류 소모는 1.8V에서 6.3uA이다.

This paper presents analog front-end(AFE) circuits for bio-potential measurement. The proposed AFE is composed of IA(instrument amplifier), BPF(band-pass filter), VGA(variable gain amplifier) and SAR(successive approximation register) type ADC. The low gm(LGM) circuits with current division technique and Miller capacitance with high gain amplifier enable IA to implement on-chip AC-coupling without external passive components. Spilt capacitor array with capacitor division technique and asynchronous control make the 12-b ADC with low power consumption and small die area. The total current consumption of proposed AFE is 6.3uA at 1.8V.

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