e-Lab eugenioCulurciello  

Biomedical Instruments »
             
Patch Clamp Amplifiers     We are the first group to fully integrate a patch clamp measurement system for whole-cell recordings in a millimeter size. This device is used to study the physiology of living cells and to test and improve the safety of medical compounds. The device enables high-throughput patch clamp systems to test 384 wells simultaneously. [+]
             
NeuroView     We have developed an implantable optical neural recording interface to detect fluorescent signals from voltage sensitive dyes and other fluorescent probes. This device can be used in-vivo to monitor networks of neurons in the cortex in real time and with better than millisecond resolution. [+]
             
UWB Communication Circuits     We have developed a RF front end for an UWB transmitter that can operate with sub milli-watt of power at multi megabit rates and at micro watts of power for kilohertz data rates. This device can be used for body area networks and sensor networks. The device uses the SOS process to optimize its operation at high-speeds and low-power consumption. [+]
             
Neural Recording Amplifiers     We have developed a multi-channel pulse based amplifier and data Converter for bio potentials. The circuit can be used to record neural activity, EEG, ECG signals, and field potentials. The core of the circuit is a low-power low-noise AC amplifier with an asynchronous delta A/D converter. [+]
             
Synthetic Vision »
             
Visual Processing Hardware     We are developing bio-inspired neuromorphic algorithms and neural processing hardware to model the ventral pathways of the mammalian visual system. Our model can implement fast categorization of hundreds of objects in real time, bottom-up and top-down attention, target selection, and saliency. [+]
             
Synthetic Retinas and Sensors     We develop neuromorphic event-based image sensors that can extract relevant information from the scene, and are inspired by the pre-processing, compression, normalization and data reduction of the human retina. Our recent image sensor prototypes find applications in assisted living, security networks, smart imaging, and video networks for Wireless Sensor Networks. [+]
             
Dataflow Computing     We are developing a dataflow computer aimed at speeding up the computations of bio-inspired visual models. Our approach is to provide a general-purpose system that can be programmed like a standard PC. Our system is based on a streaming micro-controller and a runtime reconfigurable 2D grid of computing elements. [+]
             
Silicon On Sapphire »
             
Photodetectors and Image Sensors     We are the first to design and test fully functional image sensors arrays in the SOS process. We have designed and tested PN photodiodes, PIN photodiodes and MOS phototransistors. We have developed a CMOS UV detector array capable of multiple 1000 fps in the SOS process. [+]
             
Analog to Digital Converters     We have developed ultra-low power analog to digital converters that take advantage of the insulating substrate of SOS and deliver performance comparable to deep sub-micron processes. We use capacitors arrays that can only be fabricated in SOS/SOI substrates. [+]
             
Energy Harvesting     We have developed ultra-low voltage circuits in SOS that can extract energy from harvesting sources. We can operate band-gap references, temperature sensors, RF pulse modulators and voltage-controlled oscillators and rectifiers with a 0.5V supply and micro watt power consumption. [+]
             
3D Integration     We developed isolation techniques in Silicon on Sapphire that are able to exchange power and data between two parts of a die or two different dies. We use this technology for assembling multi-chip modules that are integrated in 3D. This research focuses on the design and fabrication of a fully three-dimensional image sensor and other prototypes of 3D integrated circuits. [+]
             

 

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