A 1V, Micropower System-on-Chip for Vital-Sign Monitoring in Wireless Body Sensor Networks

Abstract

This paper describes the integration of a system solution with a full-custom hardware MAC, digital microprocessor core and I/O peripherals, on-chip memory, micropower ADC, wireless transceiver and custom sensor interfaces. This SoC platform device is capable of achieving ubiquitous medical monitoring when interfaced to appropriate body worn sensors, and represents state-of-the art in terms of functionality and ultra- low-power consumption.