A long-range UHF-band passive RFID Tag IC based on high-Q design approach

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2308-2316

  Lee, Jong Wook ^a   Lee, Bomson ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ASK demodulator; Oscillator with calibration; Radio frequency identification (RFID); Schottky diodes; Voltage multiplier

Indexed keywords

900 MHZ; ASK DEMODULATOR; ASK DEMODULATORS; CENTER FREQUENCY; CLOCK GENERATOR; DATA RATES; DESIGN APPROACHES; DIGITAL CALIBRATIONS; DIODE CURRENTS; FULLY INTEGRATED; MODE OPERATION; MODULATION DEPTH; OPERATING RANGES; OSCILLATOR WITH CALIBRATION; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; PASSIVE RFID; POWER CONSUMPTION; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; Q-FACTOR; RADIATED POWER; RANGE ANALYSIS; RESISTIVE LOSS; SCHOTTKY DIODES; STABLE SYSTEMS; SUBTHRESHOLD; SUPPLY VOLTAGES; TAG CHIPS; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; TURN ON VOLTAGE; UHF BAND; ULTRA-LOW POWER; VOLTAGE MULTIPLIER; VOLTAGE MULTIPLIERS;

CALIBRATION; CLOCKS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEMODULATORS; DIODES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; RADIO NAVIGATION; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; TITANIUM;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 67651171744     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2008.2010184     Document Type: Article

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