Ultra-Low-Power Short-Range Radios [Hardcover]

This book explores the design of ultra-low-power radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), with communication distances ranging from a few centimeters to a few meters. The authors describe leading-edge techniques to achieve ultra-low-power communication over short-range links. Many different applications are covered, ranging from body-area networks to transcutaneous implant communications and smart-appliance sensor networks. Various design techniques are explained to facilitate each of these applications.Introduction to Ultra Low Power Transceiver Design.- Channel Modeling for Wireless Body Area Networks.- Circuit Techniques for Ultra-Low Power Radios.- Architectures for ultra-low-power multi-channel resonator-based wireless transceivers.- Ultra-Low Power Wake-Up Radios.- Commercially Viable Ultra-Low Power Wireless.- Synchronization clocks for ultra-low power wireless networks.- Pulsed Ultra-Wideband Transceivers.- Human Body Communication Transceiver for Energy Efficient BAN.- Centimeter-Range Inductive Radios.- Near-Field Wireless Power Transfer.- Energy Harvesting Opportunities for Low-Power Radios.

Patrick P. Mercier is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research interests include the design of energy-efficient microsystems, focusing on the design of RF circuits, power converters and sensor interfaces for mobile electronics and biomedical applications. Prior to joining UCSD, he completed his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a doctoral thesis on the topic of communication and energy-delivery architectures for personal medical devices. Prof. Mercier has received numerous awards include the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) Jack Kilby Award for Outstanding Student Paper, the Hellman Foundation Award, a Graduate Teaching Award, an Intel Ph.D. FellowslÓ3