Title :
Low power RF design for sensor networks
Author :
Cook, Ben W. ; Molnar, Alyosha ; Pister, Kristofer S J
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
The design of RF circuits for short-range, low-power wireless communication is discussed. A derivation of optimum link range and transceiver power budget is presented based on simple models for indoor path loss and power vs. performance tradeoffs in a generic transceiver. Design techniques aimed at efficiently reaching these parameters are discussed for individual circuit blocks. Finally, some published transceivers are discussed with respect to the optimization and design techniques presented.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; indoor radio; integrated circuit design; power consumption; radiofrequency integrated circuits; transceivers; wireless sensor networks; RF CMOS; indoor path loss; low power RF circuit design; optimization; optimum link range; power consumption; power-performance tradeoff; sensor networks; short-range wireless communication; transceiver power budget; Circuits; Design optimization; Energy consumption; Power generation; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; Semiconductor device modeling; Signal generators; Transceivers; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Frequency integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2005. Digest of Papers. 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8983-2
DOI :
10.1109/RFIC.2005.1489809
