Development of a Sensor Readout Integrated Circuit Towards a Contact Lens for Wireless Intraocular Pressure Monitoring

<p>This design covers the design of an integrated circuit (IC) in support of the active contact lens project at Cal Poly. The project aims to monitor intraocular eye pressure (IOP) to help diagnose and treat glaucoma, which is expected affect 6.3 million Americans by 2050. The IC is designed using IBM’s 130 nm 8RF process, is powered by an on-lens thin film 3.8 V rechargeable battery, and will be fabricated at no cost through MOSIS. The IC features a low-power linear regulator that powers a current-starved voltage-controlled oscillator (CSVCO) used for establishing a backscatter communication link. Additional circuitry is included to regulate power to and from the battery. An undervoltage lockout circuit protects the battery from deep discharge damage. When recharging, a rectifier and a voltage regulator provides overvoltage protection. These circuit blocks are biased primarily using a 696 mV subthreshold voltage reference that consumes 110.5 nA.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MS in Electrical Engineering

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical Engineering

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Tran, Sung

Contributors dc:contributor

• Tina Smilkstein

• subthreshold voltage reference
• contact lens
• integrated circuit
• backscatter

Identifier

10.15368/theses.2017.57

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:theses-2987