Title :
Low voltage electronics for portable wireless applications: an industrial perspective
Author_Institution :
Rockwell-Collins, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Abstract :
This paper provides an overview of low voltage/low power electronics developments and issues for portable RF wireless applications. Issues discussed include: semiconductor materials, device technologies, device modeling, circuit approaches, and system architectures. Finally, issues that impact the lower limits achievable in DC power and voltage reductions are discussed.
Keywords :
mobile radio; radio equipment; circuit technologies; device modeling; device technologies; industrial perspective; low power electronics; low voltage electronics; portable RF wireless applications; semiconductor materials; system architectures; Batteries; Costs; Electronics industry; Energy consumption; FETs; Global Positioning System; Industrial electronics; Low voltage; Radio frequency; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1998 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4471-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1998.689383
