Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-04352, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Fontaine, Réjean (Université de Sherbrooke), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Plus Grants for Universities, program name french : Subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus pour les universités, program purpose english : Neurostimulation can improve life of people with some neurology disorders. From few electrodes in the 90s,_x000D_
implants can now handle hundreds and open windows to more complex and faster stimulation strategies. The_x000D_
ocular implant fits very well in this pattern. Currently, implants with more than 200 electrodes exist. This_x000D_
number is constantly increasing thank to electronics and materials improvements. However, future_x000D_
developments in this field are facing new challenges. The electrode density requires to embed more and more_x000D_
electronics channel in Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) which requires more real estate, more_x000D_
power and a communication link with a higher data rate and a better efficiency. iBIONICS already have a 256_x000D_
channel ASIC. The Engage plus project will consist in proposing solutions for reducing the current static power_x000D_
consumption of the ASIC of 10 mW to less than 1 mW. The works will target the power supply tree and_x000D_
interactions with a photovoltaic cell that will provide energy to the implant. These innovative works will pave_x000D_
the way to future ocular prosthesis requirements., program purpose french : Neurostimulation can improve life of people with some neurology disorders. From few electrodes in the 90s,_x000D_
implants can now handle hundreds and open windows to more complex and faster stimulation strategies. The_x000D_
ocular implant fits very well in this pattern. Currently, implants with more than 200 electrodes exist. This_x000D_
number is constantly increasing thank to electronics and materials improvements. However, future_x000D_
developments in this field are facing new challenges. The electrode density requires to embed more and more_x000D_
electronics channel in Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) which requires more real estate, more_x000D_
power and a communication link with a higher data rate and a better efficiency. iBIONICS already have a 256_x000D_
channel ASIC. The Engage plus project will consist in proposing solutions for reducing the current static power_x000D_
consumption of the ASIC of 10 mW to less than 1 mW. The works will target the power supply tree and_x000D_
interactions with a photovoltaic cell that will provide energy to the implant. These innovative works will pave_x000D_
the way to future ocular prosthesis requirements., agreement title english : Stimulator ASIC for retinal prosthesis (iBIONICS), agreement title french : Stimulator ASIC for retinal prosthesis (iBIONICS), agreement number : EGP2, agreement value : 12500.0, agreement start date : 2017-09-20, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada