Sub-threshold operation and cross-hierarchy design for ultra low power wearable sensors

Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1437-1440

  Calhoun, Benton H ^a   Bolus, Jonathan ^a   Khanna, Sudhanshu ^a   Jurik, Andrew D ^a   Weaver, Alfred C ^a   Blalock, Travis N ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA SENSORS; CIRCUIT DESIGNS; ENTIRE SYSTEM; HEART-RATE MONITORING; HIERARCHY DESIGN; LOWER LIMITS; POWER CONSUMPTION; POWER DEMANDS; SUBTHRESHOLD OPERATION; SYSTEM LEVELS; ULTRA LOW POWER; WEARABLE SENSING; WEARABLE SENSORS; WIRELESS SENSOR;

DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; PATIENT MONITORING; SENSOR NODES; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

SENSORS;

EID: 70350161295     PISSN: 02714310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISCAS.2009.5118036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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