Title :
A 120-mV input, fully integrated dual-mode charge pump in 65-nm CMOS for thermoelectric energy harvester
Author :
Chen, Po-Hung ; Ishida, Koichi ; Zhang, Xin ; Okuma, Yasuyuki ; Ryu, Yoshikatsu ; Takamiya, Makoto ; Sakurai, Takayasu
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
Jan. 30 2012-Feb. 2 2012
Abstract :
In this paper, a fully integrated low voltage charge pump for thermoelectric energy harvesters is presented. The proposed dual-mode architecture achieves both the low startup voltage in a startup mode and high conversion efficiency in a normal operation mode without off-chip inductors and capacitors. In the measurement, the proposed circuit successfully converts 120-mV input to 770-mV output with 38.8% conversion efficiency.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; charge pump circuits; energy harvesting; thermoelectric devices; CMOS; conversion efficiency; fully-integrated dual-mode charge pump; fully-integrated low-voltage charge pump; operation mode; size 65 nm; startup mode; startup voltage; thermoelectric energy harvester; voltage 65 mV to 770 mV; CMOS integrated circuits; Capacitors; Charge pumps; Clocks; Oscillators; Power generation; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC), 2012 17th Asia and South Pacific
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0770-3
DOI :
10.1109/ASPDAC.2012.6164994
