MICROWATT EMBEDDED PROCESSOR PLATFORM FOR MEDICAL SYSTEM-ON-CHIP APPLICATIONS

Presented By VINEETH .P.P S7 AEI Roll No:- 64

AIM OF PRESENTATION

To introduce the new optimized SOC platform To explore the architectural components To explore the implementation details To explain advantage of this new hardware platform To explain applications of this new hardware platform and epileptic seizure detection

INTRODUCTION

This is an optimized hardware platform specifically designed for medical applications. It is capable of ULV operations.
The novel system architecture and design make it exactly suitable for medical applications.

THE MEDICAL PLATFORM SOC INCLUDES

An ARM Cortex M3 core Radix 2 FFT accelerator Memory Subsystem DC-DC Converter Peripherals and GPIO

SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

ARM Cortex M3 core

32 Bit ARM v7 M architecture The clock frequency is between 10-100KHz Very low interrupt latency Very low power consumption ~ 90nW

FFT Accelerator

16 bit architecture and achieves 65 dB SQNR Block floating point architecture for optimizing data bit widths Consumes 100nJ to compute 256 pt real FFT 2x reduction in power for real FFT

Energy as a function of FFT throughput relative to 4-cycle butterfly at 1.1v

6T SRAM

Works at 0.5v Area optimized 1.95um design Multi purpose header for

reliable write assist , power off feature ,retention-tillaccess

Average active power dissipation

is 5nW/kHz and 28fW/bit on data holding

SRAM bit cell noise margins

Peripherals & GPIO

Multichannel SPI interface for ADC GPIO can sense voltages of sub-threshold range Very low leakages at GPIO

DC-DC Converter

Can deliver power at ultra low load levels (~ 1uW) The efficiency is about 72% at 1uw load Ring oscillator / Process sensor provides intelligence to converter, self tuning Low power analog and digital control circuit

DC-DC Converter

Measured efficiency versus load power of dc-dc converter

CHIP IMPLEMENTATION

Implemented in 0.13um standard CMOS technology Optimized for low gate capacitance and leakage currents Extensive clock is used to reduce active and standby power

CHIP MICROPHOTOGRAPH

SOC METRICS

ADVANTAGES

Ultra low power operation , single battery source can power more than 10 years Easy to design and develop systems Highly efficient execution of signal processing algorithms Highly reliable

Can be used in implantable devices

No harm to human body parts

APPLICATIONS

EPILEPTIC SEIZURE DETECTION

CONCLUSION

The system architecture ,microarchitecture circuit design, digital implementation & fabrication process used to develop this SOC platform makes it reliable and capable of ULV operations The SOC platform is optimized for medical applications in all aspects The ultra low power consumption of SOC extends the battery life of health devices This ultra low power SOC enables advanced signal processing algorithms for next generation battery powered medical devices

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