A low-power and low-voltage BBPLL-based sensor interface in 130nm CMOS for wireless sensor networks

Proceedings -Design, Automation and Test in Europe, DATE

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1431-1435

  Van Rethy, Jelle ^a   Danneels, Hans ^a   De Smedt, Valentijn ^a   Dehaene, Wim ^a   Gielen, Georges ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INTERFACE STATES; LOCKS (FASTENERS); LOW POWER ELECTRONICS;

ACQUISITION TIME; DC POWER SUPPLIES; DIGITAL CONVERSION; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; PULSE-WIDTH-MODULATED; SENSOR INTERFACE; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 84885654851     PISSN: 15301591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.7873/date.2013.292     Document Type: Conference Paper

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