Ultra-Low-Power ICs for the Internet of Things

Dear Colleagues,

Ultra-low-voltage/power analog and digital IC, powered by energy harvesters, faces the challenges of small area occupation, low design effort, and technology/design portability, which are needed in this Internet-of-Things (IoT) era that, in itself, has experienced exponential growth in relation to interconnected sensor nodes.

In this framework, the aim of this Special Issue is to attract original research outcomes related to the design and application of ultra-low-voltage/power, digital-based and fully synthesizable ICs.

The topics of this Special Issue include but are not limited to:  

• Ultra-low-power interfaces for the Internet of Things: energy-efficient and power/voltage scalable, analog, mixed-signal IC;
• Inverter- and digital-based design methodologies of ultra-low power ICs;
• IC solution for ultra-low-voltage, energy and standby power consumption systems;
• Automated design methodology to fasten the time-to-market;
• Energy harvesting and power management circuit for IoT devices;
• Ultra-low-power/voltage ICs for instrumentation and communication applications.

Dr. Orazio Aiello
Guest Editor

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