This paper presents a new CMOS differential input FM quadrature demodulator for integrated circuits. The proposed circuit is based on Bilotti's quadrature demodulator that uses an external differential phase shift network and a differential phase detector with a single ended output. The phase detector is represented by an analog multiplier implemented with a Gilbert cell and the phase shift network is an external RLC resonator circuit. The current consumption of the FM detection stage is about 258μA from a 3.3V supply voltage. The simulations performed in 0.13μm CMOS technology confirm the theoretical result.

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In this paper, we present a new complex electronic system for facilitating communication with severely disabled patients and telemonitoring their physiological parameters. The proposed assistive system includes three subsystems (Patient, Server, and Caretaker) connected to each other via the Internet. The two-way communication function is based on keywords technology using a WEB application implemented at the server level, and the application is accessed remotely from the patient’s laptop/tablet PC. The patient’s needs can be detected by using different switch-type sensors that are adapted to the patient’s physical condition or by using eye-tracking interfaces. The telemonitoring function is based on a wearable wireless sensor network, organized around the Internet of Things concept, and the sensors acquire different physiological parameters of the patients according to their needs. The mobile Caretaker device is represented by a Smartphone, which uses an Android application for communicating with patients and performing real-time monitoring of their physiological parameters. The prototype of the proposed assistive system was tested in “Dr. C.I. Parhon” Clinical Hospital of Iaşi, Romania, on hospitalized patients from the Clinic of Geriatrics and Gerontology. The system contributes to an increase in the level of care and treatment for disabled patients, and this ultimately lowers costs in the healthcare system.

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