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    Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC)
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    Joan Aymerich
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    imec
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    Lluís Terés
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    Instituto de Microelectrónica de Sevilla-CNM. CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla
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    Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC)
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    Instituto de Microelectrónica de Sevilla-CNM. CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla
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    Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona
    Abstract

    This paper presents a neuromorphic CMOS Delta-Sigma modulator for the robust and energy-efficient readout of amperometric electrochemical sensors. The circuit makes use of an adaptive integrate-and-fire scheme to deliver asynchronous A/D conversion and attenuation of background currents with minimal power requirements. The modulator reuses the dynamic characteristics of the electrode-electrolyte interface for quantization noise shaping, and it offers potentiostatic control of the voltage difference between working and reference electrodes of a three-electrode electrochemical cell. Electrical simulation results are reported at transistor level for a smart electrochemical sensor currently being integrated in a 1.2-V 65-nm 9-metal CMOS technology. The frontend exhibits a tunable off-band rejection of 20dB with a peak SNR of 61dB and 70-uW power consumption.