An on-chip programmable instrumentation microsystem for gastrointestinal telemetry applications

We have developed an integrated circuit microsystem instrument using a design methodology akin to that for system-on-chip microelectronics. The microsystem is optimised for low-power gastrointestinal telemetry applications and includes mixed-signal sensor circuits, programmable digital system, a feedback clock control loop and RF circuits that were integrated on a 5 mm × 5 mm silicon chip using a 0.6 μm, 3 V CMOS process. Unintended signal coupling between circuit components has been investigated and current injection into sensitive instrumentation nodes has been minimised. Tests show that the wireless instrument-on-chip worked as intended.