Bioelectronics and biomedical microelectronics

EE-519 / 3 credits

Teacher: Schmid Alexandre

Language: English

Summary

The course covers the fundaments of bioelectronics and integrated microelectronics for biomedical and implantable systems. Issues and trade-offs at the circuit and systems levels of invasive microelectronic systems as well as their eluding designs, methods and classical implementations are discussed

Content

Bioelectricity and bio-signals biopotentials, definition of selected bio-signals

Electrodes types of electrodes and integrated electrodes, characteristics and impact on the recording/driving circuits,neuron-semiconductor interface

Bio-signal recording low-noise amplifiers, architectures analysis, presentation of main design issues, low-powerlow-noise design techniques

Multichannel recording massively parallel recording techniques, examples of the cortical implants,compressed-sensing techniques

Electrical stimulation integrated circuits for electrical stimulation of tissues, specific issues related to operating voltage,charge balancing

In-vitro systems techniques for integrated recording in-vitro, stimulation

Neuromorphic integrated electronics usage of microelectronics to mimic neurons or higher-level functions,fundaments of microelectronic bio-inspired systems and applications in processing and vision

Application examples case studies of classical implanted systems, as well as prospective systems, including cochlearimplants, sight restoring retina implants, deep-brain stimulation systems, cortical recording systems (invasive), epilepsymanagement systems, bio-pills, multimodal systems

Keywords

Bio-electronics, bio-medical electronics, implantable microelectronic

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

Electronics (fundaments, circuits and systems)

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

  • Elaborate design strategies and method
  • Elaborate specifications
  • Analyze block level requirements
  • Develop blocks, models
  • Assess / Evaluate alternate existing method
  • Elaborate design strategies and methods
  • Elaborate specifications
  • Analyze block level requirements
  • Develop blocks, models
  • Assess / Evaluate alternate existing method

Transversal skills

  • Communicate effectively with professionals from other disciplines.
  • Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.
  • Make an oral presentation.
  • Write a literature review which assesses the state of the art.

Teaching methods

Ex cathedra and practical exercises, seminars

Expected student activities

Attend class lectures, solve exercises, study professional litterature and prepare a short report and short seminar on a selected topic

Assessment methods

 

Mandatory continusous control: written midterm

Mandatory continuous control: seminar and report

Mandatory final written examination

 

Resources

Bibliography

Will be reported in class

Moodle Link

Prerequisite for

Diploma projects

In the programs

  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Bioelectronics and biomedical microelectronics
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Bioelectronics and biomedical microelectronics
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Bioelectronics and biomedical microelectronics
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Bioelectronics and biomedical microelectronics
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Bioelectronics and biomedical microelectronics
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Bioelectronics and biomedical microelectronics
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: Written (winter session)
  • Subject examined: Bioelectronics and biomedical microelectronics
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional

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