• DocumentCode
    549845
  • Title

    A 4.4uW wake-up receiver using ultrasound data communications

  • Author

    Yadav, Kshitij ; Kymissis, Ioannis ; Kinget, Peter R.

  • Author_Institution
    Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    15-17 June 2011
  • Firstpage
    212
  • Lastpage
    213
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate free-space ultrasound data communications for ultra-low power wireless wake-up in sensor networks. Using ultrasound carriers allows for an order-of-magnitude power reduction over RF based solutions. The 65nm CMOS 0.6V receiver prototype achieves a BER of better than 10-3 over 8.6m for a 0.25kb/s free-space link in a typical indoor environment while dissipating only 4.4uW and requiring only -18dBm transmit signal power.
  • Keywords
    data communication; radio receivers; ultrasonic applications; wireless sensor networks; BER; free-space link; free-space ultrasound data communication; order-of-magnitude power reduction; power 4.4 muW; sensor network; size 65 nm; ultra-low power wireless wake-up; ultrasound carriers; voltage 0.6 V; wake-up receiver; Bit error rate; Power demand; Receivers; Transducers; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Wireless sensor networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    VLSI Circuits (VLSIC), 2011 Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Honolulu, HI
  • ISSN
    2158-5601
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-175-5
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5986110