Review Article

Advances in Microelectronics for Implantable Medical Devices

Table 2

Comparison of wireless multichannel neural recording systems.

Parameter[113][59][55][114][115][56][67][54][116][15]

Year2007200920092010201020122012201320132013

Number of channels10064128643296641006464

CMOS process ( m)0.50.50.350.350.50.130.130.50.130.13

Area (mm2)27.73N/A63.368.3716.272518.425.481212

Supply voltage (V)3.31.83.3331.21.231.21.2/3

Total power (mW)13.514.4617.25.856.50.386/90.65.031.4

Power per channel ( W)13522546.87269182.867.75.9390678.521.8

Amplifier gain (dB)40604065–8367.8–785447.5–65.54654–6054–60

Low frequency corner (Hz)300100.110.12802001101

High frequency corner (kHz)59.120108106.97.855

Input-referred noise ( )5.184.93.054.622.23.82.836.55.1

ADC resolution (bits)
Sampling frequency (kHz)
10
15
8
62.5
9
640
7.2
20
8.1
N/A
10
31.25
7.65
27/90
12
20
7.8
57
7.6
≤100

Downlink modulation
Carrier frequency (MHz)
ASK
2.64
FSK
4/8
N/AN/AN/AN/AOOK
40.68
N/AOOK
915
N/A

Uplink modulation
Carrier frequency (GHz)
FSK
0.433
OOK
0.070–0.2
UWB
4
FSK
0.4
FSK
0.915
UWB
N/A
LSK
0.004
FSK
3.2/3.8
FSK
0.915
UWB
0–1/3.1–10.6

Data rate (Mbps)0.332901.250.709301.92481.510

On-chip signal processingYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYes

Power sourceInductiveInductiveBatteryBatteryInductiveBatteryInductiveBatteryBatteryBattery

Stimulation capabilityNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes