Sub-1-V power-supply system with variable-stage SC-type DC-DC converter scheme for ambient energy sources

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E88-C, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 484-489

  Yoshida, Yoshifumi ^a,c   Utsunomiya, Fumiyasu ^a,c   Douseki, Takakuni ^b,c,d,e,f  

^a SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC   (Japan)

^b NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c National SOI Project R and D of Ultralow power LSIs for Mobile Equipment   (Japan)

^d Musashino Electrical Communication Lab   (Japan)

^e IEEE

^f JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ambient energy; Intermittent operation; Self powered system; TE generator; Variable stage SC type DC DC converter

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; SWITCHES; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

AMBIENT ENERGY; INTERMITTENT OPERATION; SELF-POWERED SYSTEM; TE GENERATORS; VARIABLE-STAGE SC-TYPE DC-DC CONVERTER;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS;

EID: 33645568822     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: 17451353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ietele/e88-c.4.484     Document Type: Article

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