A novel RF induced power supply system for monolithically integrated ubiquitous micro sensor nodes

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 145-146, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 343-348

  Sudou, Minoru ^a,b,c   Takao, Hidekuni ^a,c   Sawada, Kazuaki ^a,c   Ishida, Makoto ^a,c  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Energy harvesting; MEMS; Power supply system; Rectenna; Ubiquitous sensor

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ACCESSORIES; CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DETECTORS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; ENERGY STORAGE; MICROSENSORS; MOBILE ANTENNAS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); REACTIVE ION ETCHING; RECTIFYING CIRCUITS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; VOLTAGE CONTROL; VOLTAGE REGULATORS; VOLTAGE STABILIZING CIRCUITS; WAVES;

(E ,3E) PROCESS; CHARGE PUMP (CP) CIRCUIT; CMOS CIRCUITS; CMOS TECHNOLOGIES; DC POWER; DC VOLTAGES; DEEP HOLES; DEEP REACTIVE ION ETCHING (DRIV); ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM); ELSEVIER (CO); MICRO SENSOR NODES; MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; RADIO FREQUENCY (RF); RECTENNA; SCHOTTKY BARRIER (SB); SURFACE MOUNT DEVICES (SMD);

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 44849114032     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.10.046     Document Type: Article

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