An UHF RFID energy-harvesting system enhanced by a DC-DC charge pump in silicon-on-insulator technology

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 315-317

  De Donno, Danilo ^a   Catarinucci, Luca ^a   Tarricone, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

DC DC charge pump; RF energy harvesting; RFID; UHF; wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

CHARGE PUMP; DISCRETE COMPONENTS; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; ENERGY-HARVESTING SYSTEMS; RF ENERGY HARVESTING; SILICONON-INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY (SOI); UHF; UHF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATIONS;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 84879056336     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2013.2258002     Document Type: Article

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