Sinusoidal oscillators and waveform generators have numerous applications in electronics,
instrumentation, measurement, communications, control systems, and signal processing …

An inductive power converter for thermoelectric generator (TEG) is presented in this paper. A
novel redundant inverter ring oscillator is proposed to self-oscillate in a very low supply …

This paper presents a Colpitts oscillator-based self-starting boost converter for
thermoelectric energy harvesting. An enhanced swing Colpitts oscillator with a 10-stage …

In order to use thermoelectric energy harvesters (TEHs) as a truly autonomous energy
source for size-limited sensing applications, it is essential to improve the power conversion …

In this paper, we propose an ultra-low power compact 3-transistor voltage reference capable
of operating at ultra-low supply voltages. The proposed circuit is based on the self-cascode …

This paper presents a 60 mV input voltage start-up system for thermoelectric energy
harvesting. A new process tolerant inverter cell is proposed, which is functional at supply …

In this article, a novel fully autonomous and integrated power management interface circuit
is introduced for energy harvesting using thermoelectric generators (TEGs) to supply power …

This paper presents a comprehensive review of the state of the art for oscillators operating at
reduced supply voltage. The analysis and implementation examples of differ-ent types of …

Harvesting energy from ambient energy sources, such as thermal gradients is one solution
to address the dramatic increase in energy consumption of personal electronics. While in the …

In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, a brief history of the switched-capacitor voltage multiplier and
the fundamentals of the charge pump have been discussed. In this Part 3, the state of the art …