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Title: Integrated energy harvesting transceivers and transmitters with dual-antenna architecture for miniaturized implants and electrochemical sensors

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1986875

Systems and methods for utilizing a small form-factor, wirelessly powered transceiver are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless powered transceiver includes a receive antenna configured to receive a receive signal, a transmit antenna configured to transmit a transmit signal, a power harvesting system including a rectifier circuit configured convert radio frequency energy from the receive signal into DC (direct current) voltage, and a power management unit (PMU) configured to set the operating mode and biasing condition of the receive and transmit circuitry blocks and provide DC voltage from the receive circuitry block to the transmit circuitry block to maintain a minimum voltage, a receiver circuitry block configured to provide energy from the receive signal to the power harvesting system, and a transmitter circuitry block including a data modulator circuit, the data modulator circuit configured to generate the transmit signal using DC voltage received from the power management unit.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FE0031569; 1533688
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
11,515,733
Application Number:
17/456,328
OSTI ID:
1986875
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 11/23/2021
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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