An EEPROM programming controller for passive UHF RFID transponders with gated clock regulation loop and current surge control

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1808-1815

  Barnett, Raymond E ^a   Liu, Jin ^b  

^a TEXAS INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Dallas   (United States)

Author keywords

Bandgap; EEPROM; RFID; Tags; Transponders; UHF RFID

Indexed keywords

PROM; ROM; TRANSMITTERS; TRANSPONDERS; WEIGHT CONTROL;

A-STABLE; BAND-GAP REFERENCE; BANDGAP; DIE AREA; EEPROM; EEPROM MEMORY; INPUT POWERS; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; PASSIVE UHF RFID TRANSPONDERS; POWER OPERATIONS; PROGRAMMING VOLTAGE; RECTIFIED VOLTAGE; RFID; SURGE CONTROL; TAGS; UHF RFID;

TUNERS;

EID: 48849089484     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2008.925406     Document Type: Conference Paper

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