An RF energy harvester system using UHF micropower CMOS rectifier based on a diode connected CMOS transistor

• Main Authors: Shokrani, Mohammad Reza, Khoddam, Mojtaba, Hamidon, Mohd Nizar, Kamsani, Noor Ain, Rokhani, Fakhrul Zaman, Shafie, Suhaidi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36438/1/An%20RF%20energy%20harvester%20system%20using%20UHF%20micropower%20CMOS%20rectifier%20based%20on%20a%20diode%20connected%20CMOS%20transistor.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36438/; http://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2014/963709/abs/

This paper presents a new type diode connected MOS transistor to improve CMOS conventional rectifier's performance in RF energy harvester systems for wireless sensor networks in which the circuits are designed in 0.18 μm TSMC CMOS technology. The proposed diode connected MOS transistor uses a n...