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Low-power MEMS wakeup system

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1600303
There is provided a near-zero-power wakeup system in which a MEMS sensor for mechanical or acoustic signals is coupled to a very-low-power complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). Power consumption can be minimized by operating the ASIC with sub-threshold gate voltages.
Research Organization:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
NA0003525
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Number(s):
10,481,672
Application Number:
16/274,455
OSTI ID:
1600303
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Near-zero power accelerometer wakeup system conference October 2017
Aluminum nitride piezoelectric microphones as zero-power passive acoustic filters conference June 2017