An Ultra Low Power Transcutaneous Impulse Radio Link for Cochlea Implants

  • Thomas Buchegger (Editor)
  • , Gerald Oßberger
  • , Erwin Hochmair
  • , Ulla Folger
  • , Alexander Reisenzahn
  • , Andreas Springer

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Abstract

The big potential of ultra wideband radio, in particular low power consumption, low power spectral density, high immunity against interference, affords many benefits, not only for consumer electronics, but also for medical devices. A cochlea implant is an electronic hearing apparatus, where a wireless link through human tissue is required. In this paper we propose a UWB link for a data rate of 1.2 Mbps and a propagation distance up to 500 mm. Transmitter, antennas and receivers are described and proposals for semiconductor integration are made.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProc. 2004 International Workshop on Ultra Wideband Systems joint with Conference on Ultra Wideband Systems and Technologies (Joint UWBST & IWUWBS 2004)
Pages356-360
Number of pages5
Publication statusPublished - May 2004

Publication series

Name2004 International Workshop on Ultra Wideband Systems; Joint with Conference on Ultra Wideband Systems and Technologies, Joint UWBST and IWUWBS 2004

Fields of science

  • 202 Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Engineering
  • 202019 High frequency engineering
  • 202029 Microwave engineering
  • 202030 Communication engineering
  • 202033 Radar technology
  • 202037 Signal processing
  • 202038 Telecommunications
  • 202021 Industrial electronics
  • 202027 Mechatronics
  • 202028 Microelectronics
  • 202036 Sensor systems
  • 203017 Micromechanics
  • 502058 Digital transformation

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