近年來，隨著積體電路製程與生物醫療系統的進步，在居家看護和健康監測上，攜帶式生理監測系統成為一項重要新興產業。對於隨身裝置而言，希望以電池供電。因此，低電壓低功率考量是一項重要指標。
本論文中提出應用於生醫訊號監測之低電壓低功率第一版三角積分調變器，透過TSMC 0.18μm製程實現。藉由疊接電流鏡轉導放大器和切換式運算放大器技術的結合，可提高約0.24V的切換式運算放大器輸入訊號共模範圍。這個架構近似於一級的轉導放大器，相較於傳統的多級摺疊運算放大器，降低了功率消耗和轉導放大器的設計複雜度。當操作在0.9V，10kHz頻寬範圍，超取樣率64倍的情況下，此三角積分調變器可達SNR 63.93dB，SNDR 62.63dB，動態範圍67dB。整個調變器的功率為58μW。核心佈局面積為0.31mm2。
另外，為了提升解析度效能，將提出第二版改良之三角積分調變器架構，透過TSMC 0.18μm製程實現。將超取樣率提高至128倍以提升解析度，同時加入了提早關閉時脈以降低通道電荷的注入影響。量測結果顯示，當操作在0.9V，10kHz頻寬範圍，超取樣率128倍的情況下，此三角積分調變器可達SNR 73.24 dB，SNDR 64.5 dB，動態範圍74.4 dB，整個調變器的功率為60.75μW。而在超取樣率64倍的情況下可達SNR 67.37 dB，SNDR 64.2 dB，動態範圍67 dB，整個調變器的功率為47.88μW。核心佈局面積為0.22mm2。

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