Modeling and Design of CMOS UHF Voltage Multiplier for RFID in an EEPROM Compatible Process

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 833-837

  Bergeret, Emmanuel ^a   Gaubert, Jean ^a   Pannier, Philippe ^a   Gaultier, Jean Marie ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

MOSFET voltage multiplier; nonlinear model; passive transponders; radio frequency identification (RFID)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ROM; TRANSPONDERS;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL; VOLTAGE MULTIPLIER;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 36249009873     PISSN: 15497747     EISSN: 15583791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSII.2007.902222     Document Type: Article

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