Ultra-low-power design
Jan M. Rabaey, J. Ammer, Brian P. Otis, Frederick L. Burghardt, Y.H. Chee, Nathan M. Pletcher, Michael Sheets, Hao Hua Qin · IEEE Circuits and Devices Magazine · 2006
In this article, we describe how such an integrated approach has indeed made it possible to produce a PicoNode that meets the original goals. The resulting node combines innovative technologies, such as radio-frequency microelectromechanical systems (RF-MEMS) with ultra-low-power RF and digital integrated circuit (IC) design, and employs aggressive energy-scavenging and packaging techniques. For these technological advances to come to their full fruition, they must be complemented by novel opportunistic networking and wireless protocol schemes that virtually eliminate standby power while still providing robustness