Date of Award
2012
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Sc.
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keywords
Electrical engineering.
Supervisor
Chen, Chunhong (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
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Abstract
Power consumption is a key issue in today's digital and analog design for various portable devices. Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a technology which requires very low power and it uses electromagnetic waves in the radio frequency to transmit the ID of objects. It has a broad range of uses although inventory management and tracking are the most common. A low power demodulator, part of a RFID transponder operating in the 900 MHz range, is presented using sub-threshold design. Using this technique and working with 90 nm complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology, the circuit can operate with a supply voltage as low as 0.3 V, consuming a very small amount of power compared to other demodulators in the literature, making it suitable for ultra-low power applications.
Recommended Citation
Mendizabal, Mario, "Low Power Demodulator Design for RFID Applications" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 132.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/132