A low power programmable gain integrated front-end for electromyogram signal sensing

Ehab A. Hamed, Mohamed Atef, Mohamed Abbas

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Abstract

This paper presents the design and post layout simulation for electromyogram (EMG) front-end. The architecture is characterized by ultralow power consumption and gain reconfigurability. Three stages are designed to form the whole front-end. The first stage is extremely efficient single ended amplifier. The second stage is programable gain differential ended amplifier, to enhance the overall supply rejection ratio, common mode rejection ratio and the dynamic range. Finally, the third stage is a buffer stage to isolate the loading from the amplifier. The first two stages are designed with cascode MOSFETs to increase the midband gain. The full design was post-layout simulated using 130 nm CMOS technology. The results show that the design has 60.36 dB mid-band gain in range of 5.3 Hz to 1.72 kHz. Using a supply voltage of 1.1 V, the first two stages consume 1.06 μA. The input referred noise is 2.95 μVrms. The common mode and power supply rejection ratios are above 94.5 dB and 79.4 dB respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 25th International Conference Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, MIXDES 2018
EditorsAndrzej Napieralski
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages103-108
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9788363578138
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 14 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event25th International Conference "Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems", MIXDES 2018 - Gdynia, Poland
Duration: Jun 21 2018Jun 23 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of 25th International Conference Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, MIXDES 2018
Volume2018-January

Conference

Conference25th International Conference "Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems", MIXDES 2018
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityGdynia
Period6/21/186/23/18

Keywords

  • Common mode rejection ratio (CMRR)
  • Current-reuse complimentary input (CRCI)
  • Electromyogram (EMG)
  • Power supply rejection ratio (PSRR)
  • Programable gain amplifier (PGA)
  • Ultralow power

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Instrumentation

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