NEUSORT2.0: A multiple-channel neural signal processor with systolic array buffer and channel-interleaving processing schedule

Tung Chien Chen, Zhi Yang, Wentai Liu, Liang Gee Chen

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Abstract

An emerging class of neuroprosthetic devices aims to provide aggressive performance by integrating more complicated signal processing hardware into the neural recording system with a large amount of electrodes. However, the traditional parallel structure duplicating one neural signal processor (NSP) multiple times for multiple channels takes a heavy burden on chip area. The serial structure sequentially switching the processing task between channels requires a bulky memory to store neural data and may has a long processing delay. In this paper, a memory hierarchy of systolic array buffer is proposed to support signal processing interleavingly channel by channel in cycle basis to match up with the data flow of the optimized multiple-channel frontend interface circuitry. The NSP can thus be tightly coupled to the analog frontend interface circuitry and perform signal processing for multiple channels in real time without any bulky memory. Based on our previous one-channel NSP of NEUSORT1.0 [1], the proposed memory hierarchy is realized on NEUSORT2.0 for a 16-channel neural recording system. Compared to 16 of NEUSORT1.0, NEUSORT2.0 demonstrates a 81.50% saving in terms of area × power factor.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 - "Personalized Healthcare through Technology"
Pages5029-5032
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2008
Event30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Duration: Aug 20 2008Aug 25 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 - "Personalized Healthcare through Technology"

Other

Other30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver, BC
Period8/20/088/25/08

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