A high-efficiency full-wave CMOS rectifying charge pump for RF energy harvesting applications

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1447-1452

  Wang, Weiyin ^a   Wong, Hei ^a,b   Han, Yan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Charge pump; Energy harvesting; Rectifier; RF to DC conversion

Indexed keywords

CHARGING (BATTERIES); CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY HARVESTING; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE;

CHARGE PUMP; LOADING CHARACTERISTICS; LOW VOLTAGE OPERATION; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RADIO-FREQUENCY ENERGY HARVESTING; RECTIFIER; RF ENERGY HARVESTING; RF TO DC;

CHARGE PUMP CIRCUITS;

EID: 84940688695     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mejo.2015.08.001     Document Type: Article

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