A direct-sequence spread-spectrum communication system for integrated sensor microsystems

Aydin, N., Arslan, T. and Cumming, D.R.S. (2005) A direct-sequence spread-spectrum communication system for integrated sensor microsystems. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, 9(1), pp. 4-12. (doi: 10.1109/TITB.2004.837825)

Abstract

Some of the most important challenges in health-care technologies have been identified to be development of noninvasive systems and miniaturization. In developing the core technologies, progress is required in pushing the limits of miniaturization, minimizing the costs and power consumption of microsystems components, developing mobile/wireless communication infrastructures and computing technologies that are reliable. The implementation of such miniaturized systems has become feasible by the advent of system-on-chip technology, which enables us to integrate most of the components of a system on to a single chip. One of the most important tasks in such a system is to convey information reliably on a multiple-access-based environment. When considering the design of telecommunication system for such a network, the receiver is the key performance critical block. The paper describes the application environment, the choice of the communication protocol, the implementation of the transmitter and receiver circuitry, and research work carried out on studying the impact of input data characteristics and internal data path complexity on area and power performance of the receiver. We provide results using a test data recorded from a pH sensor. The results demonstrate satisfying functionality, area, and power constraints even when a degree of programmability is incorporated in the system.

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: Communication, sensor systems, spread spectrum, system-on-chip (SoC)
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Cumming, Professor David
• Authors: Aydin, N., Arslan, T., and Cumming, D.R.S.
• Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General); Q Science > QC Physics; T Technology > T Technology (General)
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
• Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine
• Publisher: IEEE
• ISSN: 1089-7771
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2005 IEEE
• First Published: First published in IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine 9(1):4-2
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.