Table III.
Comparison to Other CMOS Microelectrode Arrays
| Reference | [18] | [16] | [19] | This work | |
| Type | Active Pixel | Active Pixel | Switch Matrix | Switch Matrix | |
| Technology | 0.5 μm | 0.35 μm | 0.6 μm | 0.35 μm | |
| Supply Voltage | 5 V | 3.3 V | 5 V (3.3 V digital) | 3.3 V | |
| Sensing Area | 2.60 mm2 | 7.13 mm2 | 3.50 mm2 | 8.09 mm2 | |
| No. Transducers | 32768 | 4096 | 11016 | 26400 | |
| Pixel Pitch | 8.775 μm | 42 μm | 17.8 μm | 17.5 μm | |
| Transducers/mm2 | 12987 | 567 | 3150 | 3265 | |
| No. Channels | 32768 | 4096 | 126 | 1024 | |
| A/D Conversion | 128 pipeline | off-chip | 16 SAR | single-slope | |
| ADC resolution | 9 bit | – | 8 bit | 10 bit | |
| Frame Rate | 2.4 kS/s † | 8 kS/s † | 20 kS/s † | 20 kS/s | |
| Input Noise | Total | – | 26 μVrms ‡ | 2.4 μVrms ‡ (1 Hz-10 kHz) | 5.9 μVrms (1 Hz-10 kHz) |
| LFP band | – | – | – | 5.4 μVrms (1 Hz-300 Hz) | |
| AP band | – | – | – | 2.4 μ Vrms (300 Hz-10 kHz) | |
| Stimulation | – | – | V/I | V/I | |
| Total Power | 4 W | 132 mW | 135 mW | 75 mW | |
When reading out all channels.
Recording amplifiers only, excluding ADC.