Wireless power transmission for biomedical implants: The role of near-zero threshold CMOS rectifiers

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2015:2015:5453-6. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319625.

Abstract

Biomedical implants require an electronic power conditioning circuitry to provide a stable electrical power supply. The efficiency of wireless power transmission is strongly dependent on the power conditioning circuitry specifically the rectifier. A cross-connected CMOS bridge rectifier is implemented to demonstrate the impact of thresholds of rectifiers on wireless power transfer. The performance of the proposed rectifier is experimentally compared with a conventional Schottky diode full wave rectifier over 9 cm distance of air and tissue medium between the transmitter and receiver. The output voltage generated by the CMOS rectifier across a 1 KΩ resistive load is around twice as much as the Schottky rectifier.

MeSH terms

  • Equipment Design
  • Metals / chemistry*
  • Oxides*
  • Prostheses and Implants*
  • Semiconductors*
  • Wireless Technology / instrumentation*

Substances

  • Metals
  • Oxides