Title :
Ultra low power microsystems using RF energy scavenging (invited)
Author :
Flynn, Michael P. ; Rhew, Ben Hyo Ghuem ; Jeong, Jaehun ; Fredenburg, Jeffrey A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of EECS, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
RF energy scavenging enable very small, battery-less sensing and processing systems. Power and timing information are extracted from an RF signal from a base station. A single chip RF powered system can include digital processing, two way telemetry and complete sensor interfaces.
Keywords :
energy harvesting; low-power electronics; microsensors; RF energy scavenging; RF signal; base station; digital processing; sensor interfaces; single chip RF powered system; small batteryless sensing; two way telemetry; ultralow power microsystems; Base stations; Batteries; Capacitors; Clocks; Radio frequency; System-on-a-chip; Telemetry;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2011 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0506-9
Electronic_ISBN :
0163-1918
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.2011.6131527
