Neural oscillations are crucial for revealing dynamic cortical networks and for serving as a possible mechanism of inter-cortical communication, especially in association with mnemonic function. The interplay of the slow and fast oscillations might dynamically coordinate the mnemonic cortical circuits to rehearse stored items during working memory retention. We recorded simultaneous EEG-fMRI du...

Pulsed bias is an attempt to improve the performance of oscillators in integrated circuits as a result of architectural innovation. Given the relatively low value of resonator quality factor achievable on-chip, for a specified bias voltage level, pulsed bias may result in a lower power consumption and in an improvement of the spectral purity of the oscillation. The main drawback of this approac...

A completely monolithic high-Q oscillator, fabricated via a combined CMOS plus surface micromachining technology, is described, for which the oscillation frequency is controlled by a polysilicon micromechanical resonator with the intent of achieving high stability. The operation and performance of micromechanical resonators are modeled, with emphasis on circuit and noise modeling of multiport r...

Oscillatory synchrony among neurons occurs in many species and brain areas, and has been proposed to help neural circuits process information. One hypothesis states that oscillatory input creates cyclic integration windows: specific times in each oscillatory cycle when postsynaptic neurons become especially responsive to inputs. With paired local field potential (LFP) and intracellular recordin...

LITFL / Critical Care Compendium / Arterial line and Pressure Transducer leads to a change in resistance of the strain gauge which is sensed electronically aka fast flush test, snap flush to generate square wave, check for oscillations as an least altered by damping, determines tissue blood flow via autoregulation. (a) Calculate the frequency of the damped oscillation of the circuit when the sw...

The robust voltage-controlled oscillator is presented by using the constant current reference and the ring oscillator for the embedded system application. The constant current reference generates the constant current for the succeeding ring oscillator to produce a stable 4MHz oscillation frequency. The proposed VCO circuit was fabricated in a 0.35 μm CMOS technology and worked with a supply vol...

A completely monolithic high-Q oscillator, fabricated via a combined CMOS plus surface micromachining technology, is described, for which the oscillation frequency is controlled by a polysilicon micromechanical resonator with the intent of achieving high stability. The operation and performance of micromechanical resonators are modeled, with emphasis on circuit and noise modeling of multiport r...

The vibration originated from the rotor’s unbalance mass impacts on the current oscillation. When the rotor rotating at high speed, power amplifier circuit will be burned down by excessive vibration control current, and at the same time the excessive control force will be generated. The vibrating force transfers to frame, which causes the system vibration and influence the dynamic properties an...

Periodic steady-state behaviour of cross-coupled LC-tank oscillator is of critical importance in ultra-low power, lowvoltage transceiver circuits. Understanding the major factors affecting amplitude, oscillation frequency and power consumption would lead to more optimised oscillator design particularly for short-range wireless transceivers. This study presents a new approach for evaluating the ...

In this paper we present a study on the design optimization of voltage-controlled oscillators. The phase noise of LC-type oscillators is basically limited by the quality factor of inductors. It has been experimentally shown that higher-Q inductors can be achieved at higher frequencies while the oscillation frequency is limited by parasitic capacitances. In this paper, the minimum transistor siz...