A low input capacitance sense amplifier for impedance imaging applications

1992 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 508-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
R C Tozer
2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 1750196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanzhao Ma ◽  
Yinghui Zou ◽  
Shengbing Zhang ◽  
Xiaoya Fan

A fully-integrated self-startup circuit with ultra-low voltage for thermal energy harvesting is presented in this paper. The converter is composed of an enhanced swing LC oscillator and a charge pump with decreased equivalent input capacitance. The LC oscillator has ultra-low input voltage and high output voltage swing, and the charge pump has a fast charging speed and small equivalent input capacitance. This circuit is designed with 0.18[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]m standard CMOS process. The simulation results show that the output voltage is in the range of 0.14[Formula: see text]V and 2.97[Formula: see text]V when the input voltage is changed from 50[Formula: see text]mV to 150[Formula: see text]mV. The output voltage could reach 2.87[Formula: see text]V at the input voltage of 150[Formula: see text]mV and the load of 1[Formula: see text]M[Formula: see text]. The maximum efficiency is in the range of 10.0% and 14.8% when the input voltage is changed from 0.2[Formula: see text]V to 0.4[Formula: see text]V. The circuit is suitable for thermoelectric energy harvesting to start with ultra-low input voltage.


2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 1194-1199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Dou Ker ◽  
Tung-Yang Chen ◽  
Chung-Yu Wu ◽  
Hun Hsien Chang

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Chieh Chen ◽  
Yu-Lun Chung ◽  
Chen-I Chiu
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