Bulky off-chip inductors are predominantly adopted for inductive-based step-up DC-DC
converter in RF energy harvesting (RFEH) systems, which impose a restriction in physical …

This paper presents the nanopower design of an integrated 1-μW-to-5-mW power
management circuit. The circuit integrates a boost converter with maximum power point …

This brief proposes a subthreshold CMOS voltage reference circuit, which reduces the
minimum supply voltage by replacing the analog amplifier in the conventional CMOS …

A high-efficiency boost dc–dc converter with adaptive peak-inductor-current (APIC) control
method is proposed. Besides, a novel two-step startup procedure is also proposed and …

This paper presents an inductor-less start-up converter for a sub-100-mV energy harvester
based on an Armstrong oscillator topology using a piezoelectric transformer and a normally …

Differential‐drive cross‐coupled (DDCC) rectifier is an important type of rectifier for radio‐
frequency energy harvesting. In this study, the analytical model of a DDCC rectifier is …

A self‐powered convertor for thermoelectric energy harvesting in body sensor nodes (BSNs)
is designed to boost extremely low voltage to the typical supply voltage of BSNs. An …

An ultra‐low‐power fast‐transient output‐capacitor‐less low‐dropout regulator (LDO) with
advanced adaptive biasing (AAB) circuit is presented in this study. At light load, the AAB …

This paper presents a boost DC-DC power converter, which consists an RF oscillator at 2.3
GHz serving as DC-to-AC converter with an embedded DC rectifier to provide the first-stage …

Insect-electronics hybrid robots integrate live insects with small electronic backpacks. These
backpacks guide insect movement and sense environmental data. Due to size and payload …