Circuit Design for Highly Sensitive RF-Powered Wireless Sensor Nodes

Emerging applications such as Internet of Things (IoT), smart buildings and warehouse inventory management are important driving forces behind the development of Wireless Sensor Nodes (WSNs). With future advancements made in the semiconductor industry, these WSNs are expected to become smaller, cheaper, more reliable and with improved...

A high-efficiency switch-mode amplitude modulator for class E power amplifiers in nano-satellites

This thesis describes the design, simulation and implementation of a supply modulator to be used in a VHF power amplifier on the Delfi-n3Xt nano-satellite. First, a set of specifications is defined that describe the required functionality. These are derived from earlier work on related systems and confirmed through discussions within the project...

Design Space Exploration of Stream-based Dataflow Architectures

Accurate and Efficient Layout Extraction