RFID tags with power rectifiers that have bias
First Claim
1. An RFID circuit comprising:
- first and second input nodes to render an alternating signal between them; and
a power management unit having a plurality of successive stages, each stage having first and second control nodes coupled to the first and second input nodes respectively, a first one of the stages including;
a first switching transistor having a gate and first and second non-controlling terminals, the non-controlling terminals of the first switching transistor being a source and a drain, the gate and the first non-controlling terminal being coupled to receive a first phase of the alternating signal from the first control node of the first stage, and wherein an additional first bias voltage is adapted to be applied between the first non-controlling terminal and the gate of the first switching transistor, and wherein a rectified voltage is adapted to be received between the first and the second non-controlling terminals.
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Abstract
A system and method for generating a rectified signal in a RFID tag. An alternating signal is received by the RFID tag, and a first phase of the alternating signal is coupled to a gate and to a first non-controlling terminal of a first switching transistor. The non-controlling terminal of the first switching transistor is one of a source and a drain of the first switching transistor. A first bias voltage is applied between the first non-controlling terminal and the first gate of the first switching transistor and a rectified voltage is received between the first non-controlling terminal and a second non-controlling terminal of the first switching transistor.
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1. An RFID circuit comprising:
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first and second input nodes to render an alternating signal between them; and
a power management unit having a plurality of successive stages, each stage having first and second control nodes coupled to the first and second input nodes respectively, a first one of the stages including;
a first switching transistor having a gate and first and second non-controlling terminals, the non-controlling terminals of the first switching transistor being a source and a drain, the gate and the first non-controlling terminal being coupled to receive a first phase of the alternating signal from the first control node of the first stage, and wherein an additional first bias voltage is adapted to be applied between the first non-controlling terminal and the gate of the first switching transistor, and wherein a rectified voltage is adapted to be received between the first and the second non-controlling terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for generating a rectified signal in a RFID tag, the method comprising:
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receiving an alternating signal;
coupling a first phase of the alternating signal to a gate and to a first non-controlling terminal of a first switching transistor, the non-controlling terminal of the first switching transistor being one of a source and a drain of the first switching transistor;
applying a first bias voltage between the first non-controlling terminal and the first gate of the first switching transistor; and
receiving a rectified voltage between the first non-controlling terminal and a second non-controlling terminal of the first switching transistor. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. An RFID circuit comprising:
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a means for receiving an alternating signal;
a means for coupling a first phase of the alternating signal to a gate and to a first non-controlling terminal of a first switching transistor, the non-controlling terminal of the first switching transistor being one of a source and a drain of the first switching transistor;
a means for applying a first bias voltage between the first non-controlling terminal and the first gate of the first switching transistor; and
a means for receiving a rectified voltage between the first non-controlling terminal and a second non-controlling terminal of the first switching transistor. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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