Title :
An integrated power supply system for low-power 3.3V electronics using on-chip polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells
Author :
Frank, M. ; Kuhl, M. ; Erdler, G. ; Freund, I. ; Manoli, Y. ; Müller, C. ; Reinecke, H.
Author_Institution :
IMTEK, Univ. of Freiburg, Freiburg
Abstract :
Recent advances in miniaturization of both electronics and MEMS devices have resulted in a considerable power reduction. On the other hand, the size of power supplies for such miniaturized devices has been only marginally scaled down. In this paper a stabilized power supply realized by monolithically integrated micro fuel cells within an extended CMOS process is presented. The key feature of this set-up is the parallel fabrication of CMOS electronics and chip integrated fuel cell structures in the same production line.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; low-power electronics; power supply circuits; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; CMOS electronics; extended CMOS process; integrated power supply system; low-power electronics; micro fuel cells; monolithic integration; on-chip polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells; voltage 3.3 V; Biomembranes; Cathodes; Circuits; Fuel cells; Oscillators; Palladium; Polymers; Power supplies; System-on-a-chip; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference - Digest of Technical Papers, 2009. ISSCC 2009. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3458-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2009.4977423
