DocumentCode :
2770791
Title :
Designing analog and RF circuits for ultra-low supply voltages
Author :
Kinget, Peter R.
Author_Institution :
Columbia Univ., New York
fYear :
2007
fDate :
11-13 Sept. 2007
Firstpage :
58
Lastpage :
67
Abstract :
This paper investigates the challenges and opportunities of designing analog and RF integrated circuits to operate from ultra-low supply voltages. Solutions ranging from exploiting the 4 terminals of a MOS device or the threshold voltage dependence on length, to the use of circuit topologies that require only stacks of two devices are discussed. The realization of full analog and RF system functions operating from ultra-low voltages is demonstrated and the enabling architecture modifications are introduced. The techniques and results presented in this paper aim to enable ultra-low voltage analog and RF circuits both in the context of relatively large threshold voltages, e.g., |VT|=VDD, as well as lower threshold voltages.
Keywords :
integrated circuit design; power aware computing; RF integrated circuits design; analog circuit design; architecture modifications; circuit topologies; threshold voltage dependence; ultra-low supply voltages; Analog integrated circuits; Application specific integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Digital circuits; Power generation; Power supplies; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency integrated circuits; System-on-a-chip; Threshold voltage;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Solid State Circuits Conference, 2007. ESSCIRC 2007. 33rd European
Conference_Location :
Munich
ISSN :
1930-8833
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1125-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ESSCIRC.2007.4430249
Filename :
4430249
Link To Document :
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