Multifunctional reference cells for multistandard RFID transponders

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 772-790

  Heidrich, Juergen ^a   Brenk, Daniel ^a   Essel, Jochen ^a   Heinrich, Matthias ^a   Hofer, Guenter ^b   Holweg, Gerald ^b   Schwarzer, Stefan ^c   Meyer, Johannes ^d   Herschmann, René ^d   Geck, Bernd ^d   Weigel, Robert ^a   Fischer, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG   (Austria)

^c SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Backscatter modulator; bandgap; bias cell; custom command; electronic product code (EPC); frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW); high frequency (HF); local positioning; low power; low voltage; modulated backscattering; multistandard; RC oscillator; reference cell; reference circuit; reference voltage; RF identification (RFID); transponder; UHF; voltage regulator; wireless sensing

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER MODULATOR; BAND GAPS; BIAS CELL; CUSTOM COMMAND; ELECTRONIC PRODUCT CODES; FREQUENCY MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAVE (FMCW); HIGH FREQUENCY (HF); LOCAL POSITIONING; LOW POWER; LOW VOLTAGES; MODULATED BACKSCATTERING; MULTI-STANDARD; RC OSCILLATORS; REFERENCE CELL; REFERENCE CIRCUIT; REFERENCE VOLTAGE; RF IDENTIFICATIONS; UHF; WIRELESS SENSING;

BACKSCATTERING; BIAS VOLTAGE; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CRYPTOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ENERGY GAP; FREQUENCY MODULATION; INVENTORY CONTROL; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); TRANSPONDERS; VOLTAGE CONTROL; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 79952818314     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2010.2098039     Document Type: Article

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