An 884MHz, -41.8dBm Input Power Sensitivity, 570-Stage CMOS RF-DC Rectifier With Ground Shielded Input Coupling Capacitors

Yoomi Park, Sangjin Byun

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Abstract

This paper presents an 884MHz CMOS RF-DC rectifier for ambient RF energy harvesting. Generally, the input power sensitivity increases as the RF-DC rectifier contains more number of rectifier cells. However, integrating a large number of rectifier cells normally reduces the passive amplification gain of the matching network and thus may not bring the desired results. In this paper, the proposed RF-DC rectifier adopts metal ground shield plane beneath the input coupling capacitors thereby incorporating as many as 570 rectifier cells without lowering the passive amplification gain. By doing so, the 884MHz, 570-stage RF-DC rectifier implemented in a 28nm 1P11M CMOS process achieves the measured input power sensitivity of -41.8dBm at 1V output DC voltage. The measured recharging time from 0.88V to 1.0V is 11.1 seconds when the storage capacitor is 1nF. Also, the over-the-air functionality with ambient LTE downlink signals has been demonstrated in a real environment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISCAS 2024 - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350330991
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event2024 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2024 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 19 May 202422 May 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
ISSN (Print)0271-4310

Conference

Conference2024 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2024
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period19/05/2422/05/24

Keywords

  • ground shielded capacitor
  • input power sensitivity
  • RF energy harvester
  • RF-DC rectifier
  • substrate resistance

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