1-5hit |
Yuhwai TSENG Chauchin SU Chien-Nan Jimmy LIU
In this study, we use the deconvolution of a square test stimulus to replace a series of sinusoidal test waveforms with different frequencies to simplify the measurement of human body impedance. The average biological impedance of body parts is evaluated by constructing a frequency response of the equivalent human body system. Only two stainless-steel electrodes are employed in the measurement and evaluation.
Yuhwai TSENG Chauchin SU Chien-Nan Jimmy LIU
This study employs a simple measurement methodology that is based on the de-convolution of a square test stimulus to measure the transmission characteristics of the human body channel in an electrostatic-coupling intra body communication system. A battery-powered square waveform generator was developed to mimic the electrostatic-coupling intra body communication system operating in the environment of the ground free. The measurement results are then confirmed using a reliable measuring method (single tone) and spectral analysis. The results demonstrate that the proposed measurement approach is valid for up to 32.5 MHz, providing a data rate of over 16 Mbps.
Wenliang TSENG Chien-Nan Jimmy LIU Chauchin SU
This paper presents a methodology based on congruent transformation for distributed interconnects described by state-space time-delays system. The proposed approach is to obtain the passive reduced order of linear time-delays system. The unified formulations are used to satisfy the passive preservation. The details of the mathematical proof and a couple of validation examples are given in this paper.
Hungkai CHEN Yingchieh HO Chauchin SU
This paper proposes a cumulative DNL (CDNL) test methodology for the BIST of ADCs. It analyzes the histogram of the DNL of a predetermined k LSBs distance to determine the DNL and gain error. The advantage of this method over others is that the numbers of required code bins and required samples are significantly reduced. The simulation and measurements of a 12-bit ADC show that the proposed CDNL has an error of less than 5% with only 212 samples, which can only be achieved with 222 samples using the conventional method. It only needs 16 registers to store code bins in this experiment.
Yuhwai TSENG Chauchin SU Chien-Nan Jimmy LIU
This study develops a form of digital baseband Intra-Body communication for wideband transmission. A simplified circuit model of signal and noise is constructed to analyze the contribution of the high pass filter function of the electrostatic coupling Intra-Body communication system to wideband digital transmission in electrostatic coupling Intra-Body communication. A unit step function is presented to determine the maximum high pass 3 dB pole that can ensure favorable signal quality in a baseband Intra-Body communication system. Body noise is measured to estimate the range of the high pass 3 dB pole with good Signal to Noise Ratio. A 3.3 Volt battery-powered FPGA is experimentally implemented to confirm the feasibility of the wideband Intra-Body communication system. The experimental results indicate that the digital baseband Intra-Body communication system supports a data rate of more than 16MPS.