RFIC Reuse Techniques to Enable Ultra-Low-Power IoT: A Tutorial

K Xu, X Kong, RB Staszewski - IEEE Transactions on Circuits …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Energy-efficient and cost-effective wireless connectivity is of paramount importance for
Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications and has inspired a lot of research interests lately. Reuse …

Design considerations for a sub-mW receiver front-end for Internet-of-Things

E Kargaran, D Manstretta… - IEEE Open Journal of the …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) require very low power
transceivers. This paper presents techniques for minimizing power consumption of receiver …

A 500μW 2.4 GHz CMOS subthreshold mixer for ultra low power applications

H Lee, S Mohammadi - 2007 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an integrated 2.4 GHz ultra low power CMOS frequency down-
converting active mixer based on a single balanced Gilbert-cell resistor-loaded topology …

Integrated voltage-controlled oscillator circuits

V Chawla, S Wang - US Patent 8,031,019, 2011 - Google Patents
Techniques for providing voltage-controlled oscillator circuits having improved phase noise
performance and lower power consumption. In an exemplary embodiment, a voltage …

40-GHz MMIC SPDT and multiple-port bandpass filter-integrated switches

SF Chao, CC Kuo, ZM Tsai, KY Lin… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A 40-GHz monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) single-pole-double-throw and
multiple-port bandpass filter-integrated switches based on electronically switchable …

A low-noise self-oscillating mixer using a balanced VCO load

SSK Ho, CE Saavedra - … Transactions on Circuits and Systems I …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A low-noise self-oscillating mixer (SOM) operating from 7.8 to 8.8 GHz is described in this
paper. Three different components, the oscillator, the mixer core, and the LNA …

Low-voltage low-power combined LNA-single gate mixer for 5GHz wireless systems

MA Abdelghany, RK Pokharel… - 2011 IEEE Radio …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes the design and implementation of a low-voltage low-power low noise
amplifier (LNA) merged with a fully differential double-balanced single-gate mixer for 5GHz …

Self-oscillating mixers: A natural fit for active antennas

CE Saavedra, BR Jackson… - IEEE Microwave …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The prospect of reducing the parts count, power consumption, and cost of a system by
merging the mixing and signal generation functions into one circuit block explains the lasting …

Review of Ultra Low Power Receiver Front-end Designs

P Neeraja, GLK Moganti, SK Md - 2021 4th International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Internet of Things (IoT) applications and wireless sensor networks (WSNs), ultra low
power receivers are commonly used. The methodologies and circuits used to achieve ultra …

A 2.4 ghz ultra-low power current-reuse bleeding mixer with resistive feedback

H Kraimia, T Taris, JB Begueret… - 2011 18th IEEE …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we report a 2.4 GHz ultra low power (ULP) CMOS down-converter based on
current-reuse bleeding technique with resistive feedback. A new figure of merit maximizing …