Micro-power wireless transmitter for MEMS sensing and communication applications

Author

Suster, Michael ; Young, Darrin J. ; Ko, Wen H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

25

Lastpage

28

Abstract

A micro-power tunnel-diode-based LC-tuned oscillator architecture is proposed for MEMS sensing and wireless data transmission applications. The prototype sensing and transmitting module employs a MEMS capacitive pressure sensor performing pressure to frequency conversion and a miniature on-board loop serving as the inductor for the LC tank and also a transmitting antenna. The system achieves a reliable telemetry performance over a distance of three meters with a total power consumption of 65 μW

Keywords

biomedical electronics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; capacitive sensors; low-power electronics; microsensors; pressure sensors; radio transmitters; radiotelemetry; transmitting antennas; tunnel diode oscillators; 3 m; 65 muW; LC tank; MEMS capacitive pressure sensor; MEMS communication applications; MEMS sensing; MEMS sensing applications; MEMS wireless data transmission applications; biomedical implants; industrial applications; micro-power tunnel-diode-based LC-tuned oscillator architecture; micro-power wireless transmitter; miniature on-board loop inductor; power consumption; pressure to frequency conversion; prototype sensing/transmitting module; reliable telemetry performance; telemetry distance; transmitting antenna; Capacitive sensors; Data communication; Frequency conversion; Inductors; Micromechanical devices; Oscillators; Power system reliability; Prototypes; Transmitters; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microelectromechanical Systems Conference, 2001

Conference_Location

Berkeley, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7224-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MEMSC.2001.992734

Filename

992734