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IC-Based Neuro-Stimulation Environment for Arbitrary Waveform Generation

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Electrical stimulation of the nervous system is commonly based on biphasic stimulation waveforms, which limits its relevance for some applications, such as selective stimulation. We propose in this paper a stimulator capable of delivering arbitrary waveforms to electrodes, and suitable for non-conventional stimulation strategies. Such a system enables in vivo stimulation protocols with optimized efficacy or energy efficiency. The designed system comprises a High Voltage CMOS ASIC generating a configurable stimulating current, driven by a digital circuitry implemented on a FPGA. After fabrication, the ASIC and system were characterized and tested; they successfully generated programmable waveforms with a frequential content up to 1.2 MHz and a voltage compliance between [−17.9; +18.3] V. The system is not optimum when compared to single application stimulators, but no embedded stimulator in the literature offers an equivalent bandwidth which allows the wide range of stimulation paradigms, including high-frequency blocking stimulation. We consider that this stimulator will help test unconventional stimulation waveforms and can be used to generate proof-of-concept data before designing implantable and application-dedicated implantable stimulators.
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hal-03326681 , version 1 (26-08-2021)

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Florian Kölbl, Yannick Bornat, Jonathan Castelli, Louis Regnacq, Gilles N’kaoua, et al.. IC-Based Neuro-Stimulation Environment for Arbitrary Waveform Generation. Electronics, 2021, 10 (15), pp.1867. ⟨10.3390/electronics10151867⟩. ⟨hal-03326681⟩
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