Ultra-low Voltage Low Power Active-RC Filters and Amplifiers for Low Energy RF Receivers [Paperback]

This book presents innovative strategies to implement ultra-low voltage (ULV) and low power active circuits used in low energy RF receivers. The authors demonstrate that the use of single-stage amplifiers with the input negative transconductance compensation is a key strategy to allow the operation at low voltage levels with reduced power dissipation. Also, some design methodologies, based on the CMOS transistor operation point, are analyzed and a powerful design methodology is described for this kind of circuit. Readers will be enabled to implement the techniques described to design communication circuits with low power dissipation, useful in a variety of applications, including IoT/IoE devices.

Introduction.- ULV Analog Circuit Design.- Single-Stage Amplifiers and Compensation Techniques.- Design Methodology for ULV Analog Circuits.- Experimental Results.- Conclusion.

Lucas Compassi-Severo received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Pampa, Brazil, in 2011 and 2012, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic School, University of S?o Paulo, in 2019. From 2011 to 2012, he was a substitute Professor at the Federal University of Pampa. Since 2013, he has been a Professor with the Telecommunication Engineering Department, Federal University of Pampa, Brazil. He has authored or coauthored over 40 papers in edited books, international journals, and conference proceedings. His research interests are in the design of analog and RF integrated circuits, especially for ultra-low voltage low energy operation, energy harvesting and analog CAD tools.

Wilhelmus Van Noije received the bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering from the University of S?o Paulo (USP), in 1975 and 1978, respectively, the Ph.D. degree in exact sciences from the Department of Electrotechnique, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, in 1985, and tlÓÎ