A 3nW signal-acquisition IC integrating an amplifier with 2.1 NEF and a 1.5fJ/conv-step ADC

P.J.A. Harpe; H. Gao; A.R. Dommele, van; E. Cantatore; A.H.M. Roermund, van

doi:10.1109/ISSCC.2015.7063086

A 3nW signal-acquisition IC integrating an amplifier with 2.1 NEF and a 1.5fJ/conv-step ADC

P.J.A. Harpe, H. Gao, A.R. Dommele, van, E. Cantatore, A.H.M. Roermund, van

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Signal acquisition systems for emerging applications, such as impiantatile or unobtrusively wearable autonomous sensors, large sensor arrays, or wireless self-powered sensors, require a minuscule form factor and very low power consumption. For example, the power available from a state-of-the-art 1mm3 solid-state thin-film battery is limited to 4nWfora 10yr lifetime [1], and a 1mm3 energy harvester attached to a running person delivers only 7.4nW [2]. While several low-power signal acquisition systems have been proposed [3-5], their consumption is still in the 20-to-1000nW range. Circuits aiming at low absolute power often result in low power-efficiency (due to overhead), high PVT sensitivity and poor reliability (due to the use of simplistic circuitry). This work presents a fully-integrated signal acquisition IC with six-fold lower power consumption than prior art, which provides state-of-the-art power-efficiency and ensures enough circuit reliability, precision and bandwidth to enable practical applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, 22-26 Februari 2015, San Francisco, California
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	382-383
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4799-6223-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSCC.2015.7063086
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	62nd IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference,(ISSCC 2015) - San Francisco Marriott, San Francisco, United States Duration: 22 Feb 2015 → 26 Feb 2015 Conference number: 62

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Conference	62nd IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference,(ISSCC 2015)
Abbreviated title	ISSCC 2015
Country	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	22/02/15 → 26/02/15

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Harpe, P. J. A., Gao, H., Dommele, van, A. R., Cantatore, E., & Roermund, van, A. H. M. (2015). A 3nW signal-acquisition IC integrating an amplifier with 2.1 NEF and a 1.5fJ/conv-step ADC. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, 22-26 Februari 2015, San Francisco, California (pp. 382-383). Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSCC.2015.7063086

Harpe, P.J.A. ; Gao, H. ; Dommele, van, A.R. ; Cantatore, E. ; Roermund, van, A.H.M. / A 3nW signal-acquisition IC integrating an amplifier with 2.1 NEF and a 1.5fJ/conv-step ADC. Proceedings of the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, 22-26 Februari 2015, San Francisco, California. Piscataway : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2015. pp. 382-383

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Proceedings of the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, 22-26 Februari 2015, San Francisco, California. Piscataway : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2015. p. 382-383.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Harpe PJA , Gao H , Dommele, van AR , Cantatore E , Roermund, van AHM. A 3nW signal-acquisition IC integrating an amplifier with 2.1 NEF and a 1.5fJ/conv-step ADC. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, 22-26 Februari 2015, San Francisco, California. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2015. p. 382-383 https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSCC.2015.7063086

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