An 80 mV startup dual-mode boost converter by charge-pumped pulse generator and threshold voltage tuned oscillator with hot carrier injection

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2554-2562

  Chen, Po Hung ^a   Zhang, Xin ^a   Ishida, Koichi ^a   Okuma, Yasuyuki ^b   Ryu, Yoshikatsu ^b   Takamiya, Makoto ^c   Sakurai, Takayasu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY ACADEMIC RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Charge pumped pulse generator; dual mode boost converter; energy harvesting; hot carrier injection; low voltage; startup; VTH tuned oscillator

Indexed keywords

BOOST CONVERTER; CLOCK GENERATOR; DUAL MODES; HOT CARRIER INJECTION; INPUT VOLTAGES; LOW VOLTAGES; MECHANICAL SWITCH; OPERATION VOLTAGE; PROCESS VARIATION; STARTUP OPERATIONS; STEP-UP CONVERTER;

ELECTRIC CLOCKS; ENERGY HARVESTING; HOT CARRIERS; PULSE GENERATORS; REACTOR STARTUP; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE;

OPTICAL PUMPING;

EID: 84869220591     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2012.2210953     Document Type: Article

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