Title :
Band runlength coding for low-power continuous micro-monitors
Author :
Fujishima, Minoru ; Kiniwa, Yuji ; Hoh, Koichiro
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Commun. Eng., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
Novel data compression algorithm for low-power continuous micro-monitoring systems is proposed. The algorithm is based on runlength data coding dedicated to multi-bit signals generated by an A/D converter and named band runlength (BRL) coding. The BRL coding requires neither power consuming multiplying nor dividing operation. The chip of the BRL coding was fabricated using 0.6-μm CMOS as a test vehicle of the power dissipation
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; analogue-digital conversion; biomedical electronics; biosensors; data compression; low-power electronics; microsensors; patient monitoring; runlength codes; 0.6 micron; A/D converter; CMOS; band runlength coding; body-temperature monitors; data compression algorithm; heart-rate monitors; low-power continuous micro-monitors; multi-bit signals; power dissipation; test vehicle; Data compression; Data engineering; Heart rate; Image coding; Power dissipation; Quantization; Semiconductor memory; Signal generators; Testing; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits, 1999. Proceedings of the IEEE 1999
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5443-5
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1999.777293
