A Wireless Neural Stimulator IC for Cortical Visual Prosthesis

2023 IEEE Symp VLSI Technol Circuits (2023). 2023 Jun:2023:10.23919/vlsitechnologyandcir57934.2023.10185375. doi: 10.23919/vlsitechnologyandcir57934.2023.10185375. Epub 2023 Jul 24.

Abstract

We propose a 0.25 × 0.25 × 0.3 mm (~0.02 mm3) optically powered mote for visual cortex stimulation to restore vision. Up to 1024 implanted motes can be individually addressed. The complete StiMote system was confirmed fully functional when optically powered and cortex stimulation was confirmed in-vivo with a live rat brain.