Architectures and Synthesizers for Ultra-low Power Fast Frequency-Hopping WSN Radios

• Main Authors: Lopelli, Emanuele (Author), van der Tang, Johan (Author), van Roermund, Arthur H.M (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Analog Circuits and Signal Processing
• Subjects: Engineering.; Solid state physics.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Electronic circuits.; Circuits and Systems.; Solid State Physics.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.

Wireless sensor networks have the potential to become the third wireless revolution after wireless voice networks in the 80s and wireless data networks in the late 90s. Unfortunately, radio power consumption is still a major bottleneck to the wide adoption of this technology. Different directions ha...