@inproceedings{95fc2ae0b98d404fbf5326bdee9445da,
title = "A fully integrated electromagnetic energy harvesting circuit with an on-chip antenna for biomedical implants in 180 nm SOI CMOS",
abstract = "This paper presents an energy harvesting platform for biomedical implantable sensors based on a far-field electromagnetic radiation. The design is composed of an on-chip dipole antenna and a multi stage Dickson voltage rectifier with threshold compensation order of 4. The operating range is up to 15 cm, including 1 cm of biological tissue with high water content. The optimum frequency for power transmission into the implanted chip through multiple biological tissues is studied as well. The system is fabricated in a 180 nm SOI CMOS technology with a total area of 0.42 mm2. The chip can provide 1V DC for a 1ΜΩ resistive load when excited with an 11.2 GHz external transmitter. The maximum efficiency of the wireless link is measured as -51 dB. The voltage rectifier can provide 1V for the 1ΜΩ load with input power as low as 23 μW (-16.3 dBm).",
keywords = "Biomedical Implants, CMOS, Energy Harvesting, On-chip Antenna, Silicon, Ultra-low Power Sensors, Wireless Power Transfer",
author = "Hamed Rahmani and Aydin Babakhani",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 IEEE.; 15th IEEE Sensors Conference, SENSORS 2016 ; Conference date: 30-10-2016 Through 02-11-2016",
year = "2016",
month = jan,
day = "5",
doi = "10.1109/ICSENS.2016.7808979",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of IEEE Sensors",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
booktitle = "IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2016 - Proceedings",
}