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A Low-Distortion Current-Mode Signal Generator for Wide-Range Bioimpedance Spectroscopy
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Embedded systems. (Mixed-Signals ICs and Systems)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7549-0858
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Embedded systems, Integrated devices and circuits.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3802-7834
2023 (English)In: ISCAS 2023: 56th IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Proceedings, IEEE, 2023Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This paper presents a low-distortion current-mode sinusoidal signal generator for bioimpedance spectroscopy measurements. The proposed full current-mode operation enables linearity enhancement and potential savings in silicon area and power consumption. Programmability in the low-pass filter and current driver enables impedance measurements from 0.2 Ω to10 kΩ over a wide frequency range from 1 kHz to 1 MHz.The current generator, designed in a 0.18 μm CMOS process, consumes between 736 μW at the lowest frequency and gain, and 1.70 mW at the highest frequency and gain, and occupies 1.76 mm2 silicon area. Post-layout simulation results show a spurious-free dynamic range larger than 40 dBc over the entire frequency range, which enables bioimpedance measurements with errors below 1%, as it is required for wearable devices evaluating neuromuscular disorders.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
IEEE, 2023.
Keywords [en]
bioimpedance spectroscopy, sinusoidal signal generator, current-mode, programmable gain, programmable low-pass filter, low-distortion.
National Category
Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Research subject
Electrical Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-328912DOI: 10.1109/ISCAS46773.2023.10181880ISI: 001038214602012Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85167652994OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-328912DiVA, id: diva2:1766887
Conference
56th IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Monterey, California, May 21-25, 2023
Funder
Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, ITM17-0079
Note

Part of ISBN 978-1-6654-5109-3

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Available from: 2023-06-13 Created: 2023-06-13 Last updated: 2024-08-28Bibliographically approved
In thesis
1. Fully Integrated Bioimpedance Spectroscopy Interface for Wearable Electrical Impedance Myography
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Fully Integrated Bioimpedance Spectroscopy Interface for Wearable Electrical Impedance Myography
2024 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Multi-Frequency surface Electrical Impedance Myography (MF-sEIM) is a technique that provides valuable electrophysiological information of muscles. This technique measures bio-Z spectroscopy of muscles, and applies Ohm's law by injecting a small-amplitude and high-frequency current into tissues and measuring the voltage response. As biological tissues are electrolytic conductors, this technique provides information on fundamental dielectric properties of tissues, which are an objective biomarker of neuromuscular disorders and have practical value in several muscle healthcare applications. Due to its versatility, simplicity, and ease of integration, this technique is a great candidate to complement stand-alone surface electromyography (sEMG) in wearable devices for continuous monitoring of muscle health. Nonetheless, wearable MF-sEIM imposes challenging requirements on the bio-Z spectroscopy interface. Previously reported solutions fall short of meeting these requirements, or do so with low power efficiency.

This thesis focuses on the research and development of a fully integrated bio-Z spectroscopy interface, which complies with the challenging requirements of wearable MF-sEIM in a power-efficient way. The electrophysiological mechanisms of MF-sEIM and the system-level requirements for clinical relevance were investigated, as MF-sEIM is a relatively novel technique, which requires standarization. From this established set of requirements, the main building blocks of the \mbox{bio-Z} spectroscopy interface, i.e., the current signal generator (CSG), and voltage readout, were developed. The CSG generates pseudo-sine waves through direct digital synthesis (DDS) to obtain the required linearity with high power efficiency. A high-linearity full current-mode CSG was also proposed to comply with the stricter bio-Z accuracy requirements of clinical diagnostics. The voltage readout is based on a low-IF quadrature (I/Q) demodulation architecture and features a pseudo 2-path bandpass (BP) Delta-Sigma ADC to achieve high precision and power-to-noise efficiency. A mixer-first analog front-end (AFE) was also proposed to enable bio-Z spectroscopy measurements employing dry electrodes. The bio-Z interface was integrated with a 16-Channel sEMG AFE and a 4-Channel neuromuscular stimulator (NMES) in an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). Experimental results show that the implemented bio-Z spectroscopy interface achieves a comparable performance with the state of the art, while being capable of detecting the large baseline and the time-varying impedances of muscle. A proof-of-concept system, based on the multi-modal ASIC, was developed. This system demonstrates the potential of combining real-time monitoring of MF-sEIM and sEMG for detecting muscle fatigue, enabling efficient closed-loop NMES.

Abstract [sv]

Multifrekvent ytelektroimpedansmyografi (MF-sEIM) är en teknik som ger värdefull elektrofysiologisk information om muskler. Denna teknik mäter bioimpedans-spektroskopi (bio-Z-spektroskpi) av muskler och tillämpar Ohms lag genom att injicera en högfrekvent småsignalström i vävnader och mäta spänningssvaret. Eftersom biologiska vävnader är elektrolytiska ledare, ger denna teknik information om grundläggande dielektriska egenskaper hos vävnader, som är en objektiv biomarkör för neuromuskulära störningar och har praktiskt värde i flera tillämpningar för muskelsjukvård. På grund av dess mångsidighet och enkel integration är denna teknik en utmärkt kandidat för att komplettera fristående ytelektromyografi (sEMG) i bärbara enheter för kontinuerlig övervakning av muskelhälsa. Icke desto mindre ställer bärbar MF-sEIM utmanande krav på bio-Z-spektroskopigränssnittet. Tidigare rapporterade lösningar uppfyller inte dessa krav, eller gör det med låg energieffektivitet.

Denna avhandling fokuserar på forskning och utveckling av ett helt integrerat bio-Z-spektroskopigränssnitt, som uppfyller de utmanande kraven för bärbar MF-sEIM på ett energieffektivt sätt. De elektrofysiologiska mekanismerna för MF-sEIM och kraven på systemnivå för klinisk relevans undersöktes, eftersom MF-sEIM är en relativt ny teknik som kräver standardisering. Från de definerade kraven på systemnivå utvecklades huvudbyggstenarna för bio-Z-spektroskopigränssnittet, dvs. strömsignalgeneratorn (CSG) och spänningsavläsningen. CSG genererar pseudo-sinusvågor genom direkt digital syntes (DDS) för att erhålla den erforderliga linjäriteten med hög energieffektivitet. En CSG i fullströmsläge med hög linjäritet föreslogs också för att uppfylla de striktare noggrannhetskraven på bioimpedansmätning för klinisk diagnostik. Spänningsavläsningen är baserad på en demoduleringsarkitektur med låg IF-kvadratur (I/Q) och har en pseudo 2-vägs bandpass (BP) Delta-Sigma ADC för att uppnå hög precision och energi till brus effektivitet. En mixer-framför analog front-end (AFE) föreslogs också för att möjliggöra bio-Z-spektroskopimätningar med användning av torra elektroder. Bio-Z-gränssnittet integrerades med en 16-kanals sEMG AFE och en 4-kanals neuromuskulär stimulator (NMES) i en applikationsspecifik integrerad krets (ASIC). Experimentella resultat visar att det implementerade bio-Z-spektroskopigränssnittet uppnår en prestanda som är jämförbar med den senaste tekniken, samtidigt som den kan detektera storsignalsimpedansen hos muskler och dess tidsvariation. Ett prototyp, baserat på den multimodala ASIC, utvecklades. Detta system visar potentialen i att kombinera realtidsövervakning av MF-sEIM och sEMG för att upptäcka muskeltrötthet, vilket möjliggör effektiva NMES med återkoppling.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2024. p. xix, 84
Series
TRITA-EECS-AVL ; 2024:62
Keywords
Musculoskeletal health, bioimpedance (bio-Z) spectroscopy, electrical impedance myography (EIM), biomedical modeling, ASIC, ultra-low power, high-precision, sinusoidal signal generator, readout, analog front-end, bandpass delta-sigma ADC, multi-modal sensing., Muskuloskeletal hälsa, bioimpedans-spectroscopi (bio-Z-spektroskpi), elektroimpedansmyografi (EIM), biomedicinsk modellering, ASIC, ultralåg energi, hög precision, sinusformad signalgenerator, avläsning, analog front-end, bandpass delta-sigma ADC, multimodal avkänning.
National Category
Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Research subject
Information and Communication Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-352340 (URN)978-91-8106-022-5 (ISBN)
Public defence
2024-09-27, https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/2593490856, Ka-Sal C, Electrum, Kistagången 16, Kista, 13:00 (English)
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