Research Article

A SiGe BiCMOS Instrumentation Channel for Extreme Environment Applications

Table 1

Estimated power consumption.

Circuit BlockSimulated Average Power (mW)

Wheatstone Bridge12–384 (204 typ.)
Current DAC4
High-Voltage Level Shifter1.2
Bridge Configuration circuits4
Flying Capacitor Network2.2
Level Shifting Buffer3
ADC1.1 per channel
Total Power28–400 (220 typ.)