A 0.3-V, 2.4-nW, and 100-Hz fourth-order LPF for ECG signal processing

dc.contributor.authorRao G, H.
dc.contributor.authorPolineni, P.
dc.contributor.authorRekha, S.
dc.contributor.authorBhat, M.S.
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-05T09:28:01Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractAn ultra-low voltage, low power bulk-driven voltage follower (VF) is proposed in this paper. Further, it is exploited to design a fourth-order low-pass filter (LPF) for electrocardiogram (ECG) signal processing. The filter is designed in UMC 180-nm CMOS technology and operates with an ultra-low supply voltage of 0.3 V. It consumes an extremely low power of 2.4 nW for a cutoff frequency of 100 Hz. Results of post-layout simulation show that the proposed filter provides a dynamic range (DR) of 51.6 dB even from a 0.3-V supply voltage. The filter achieves a Figure-of-merit (FoM) of 4.7 × 10?15, which is better than many designs listed in the literature. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, 2020, 48, 11, pp. 1853-1863
dc.identifier.issn989886
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/cta.2839
dc.identifier.urihttps://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/23647
dc.publisherJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd cs-journals@wiley.co.uk
dc.subjectBiomedical signal processing
dc.subjectBuffer amplifiers
dc.subjectCutoff frequency
dc.subjectElectrocardiography
dc.subjectECG signal processing
dc.subjectElectrocardiogram signal
dc.subjectFigure of merit (FOM)
dc.subjectLow supply voltages
dc.subjectPost layout simulation
dc.subjectSupply voltages
dc.subjectUltra-low-voltage
dc.subjectVoltage follower
dc.subjectLow pass filters
dc.titleA 0.3-V, 2.4-nW, and 100-Hz fourth-order LPF for ECG signal processing

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