Title :
Low power, non invasive UWB systems for WBAN and biomedical applications
Author :
Rhee, Woogeun ; Xu, Ni ; Zhou, Bo ; Wang, ZhiHua
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Microelectron., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology has received great attention in recent short-range communication systems and been considered one of the potential candidates for upcoming IEEE 802.15.6 body area network (BAN) standard. High penetration capability and high precision ranging with a wide bandwidth of up to 7.5GHz (from 3.1GHz to 10.6GHz) make it easy to image the organs of human body for biomedical applications. In addition, low electromagnetic radiation less than -41.3dBm/MHz is safe for human tissue exposure and makes it suitable for hospital and home applications. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art UWB systems and addresses IC design challenges for WBAN and biomedical applications..
Keywords :
body area networks; electromagnetic waves; ultra wideband technology; IEEE 802.15.6; WBAN; biomedical applications; body area network; electromagnetic radiation; low power UWB systems; non invasive UWB systems; short-range communication systems; ultra-wideband technology; Biomedical imaging; Frequency modulation; Receivers; Synchronization; Transmitters; Wireless communication; FM-UWB; IR-UWB; RF; UWB radar; WBAN; biomedical; integrated circuits; ultra-wideband; wireless;
Conference_Titel :
Information and Communication Technology Convergence (ICTC), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jeju
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9806-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICTC.2010.5674731
