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==Short Description==
 
==Short Description==
Implantable devices have seen a large growth in the past years. For humans pacemakers are most common, but more recently other implants like insulin pumps or even cochlear implants have emerged. They all need electrical power that usually is provided from a battery. When only small currents are drawn from the latter then the battery can last long until it needs to be replaced. Wireless charging offers a way to circumvent the exchange for rechargeable batteries.  
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Power management is a fundamental block in integrated circuits, especially for battery-operated systems such as the Magnetic Resonance Imaging transceiver which requires these Low-Dropout Regulators (LDO). LDOs are DC linear voltage regulators built to regulate an output voltage powered from a higher-voltage input. To supply the different building blocks of the MRI transceiver, two LDOs have to be designed. On one hand, an LDO which will be coupled with a DC-DC converter to supply most of the building blocks. On the other hand, an LDO dedicated to the reference oscillator responsible for delivering the main clock of the system. The latter will be more challenging with adjustable input and output voltages.
 
 
At the IIS we have developed miniaturized circuits for implantable devices, in particular a power management IC. In this project an extension to it for wireless charging will be investigated. It includes the whole transfer chain as shown in the picture, with the transmit driver, the coils and the charging part on the side of the implant.
 
 
 
  
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At the Integrated Systems Laboratory, we have designed similar circuits in an old technology. This project will have to be designed in 65nm CMOS.
  
 
===Status: Available ===
 
===Status: Available ===
: Looking for 1-2 Semester or Master students
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: Type: Bachelor's Thesis or Semester Project
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===Character===
 
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[http://www.iis.ee.ethz.ch/portrait/staff/huang.en.html Qiuting Huang]
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Revision as of 11:02, 22 January 2021

Short Description

Power management is a fundamental block in integrated circuits, especially for battery-operated systems such as the Magnetic Resonance Imaging transceiver which requires these Low-Dropout Regulators (LDO). LDOs are DC linear voltage regulators built to regulate an output voltage powered from a higher-voltage input. To supply the different building blocks of the MRI transceiver, two LDOs have to be designed. On one hand, an LDO which will be coupled with a DC-DC converter to supply most of the building blocks. On the other hand, an LDO dedicated to the reference oscillator responsible for delivering the main clock of the system. The latter will be more challenging with adjustable input and output voltages.

At the Integrated Systems Laboratory, we have designed similar circuits in an old technology. This project will have to be designed in 65nm CMOS.

Status: Available

Type: Bachelor's Thesis or Semester Project
Contact: Guillaume Mocquard

Prerequisites

Analog Integrated Circuits (AIC)

Character

30% Theory
70% Circuit Design

Professor

Qiuting Huang

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