Low power CMOS IC, biosensor and wireless power transfer techniques for wireless sensor network application

The emerging field of wireless sensor network (WSN) is receiving great attention due to the interest in healthcare. Traditional battery-powered devices suffer from large size, weight and secondary replacement surgery after the battery life-time which is often not desired, especially for an implantable application. Thus an energy harvesting method needs to be investigated. In addition to energy harvesting, the sensor network needs to be low power to extend the wireless power transfer distance and meet the regulation on RF power exposed to human tissue (specific absorption ratio). Also, miniature sensor integration is another challenge since most of the commercial sensors have rigid form or have a bulky size. The objective of this thesis is to provide solutions to the aforementioned challenges.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Year

2016

Author dc:creator

• Kim, Young-Joon

Contributors dc:contributor

• Pedro P Irazoqui
• Vijay Raghunathan
• Byunghoo Jung
• Kaushik Roy
• Timothy S Fisher

Repository record dc:identifier

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1389

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:docs.lib.purdue.edu:open_access_dissertations-2605