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    Area of Science:

    • Electrical Engineering
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Microelectronics

    Background:

    • Wireless power transmission is crucial for small biomedical implants.
    • Efficient power conversion is a key challenge for implantable devices.
    • Traditional rectifiers suffer from threshold voltage drops, limiting efficiency.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a novel CMOS bootstrap rectifier with dynamic threshold voltage-drop compensation.
    • To improve power conversion efficiency (PCE) for wireless power transfer in biomedical implants.
    • To enable efficient operation at high-frequency RF inputs.

    Main Methods:

    • Designed a bootstrapping circuit with a dynamically controlled NMOS transistor and two capacitors.
    • Implemented dynamic VTH-drop compensation (DVC) to generate compensation voltage only when needed.
    • Fabricated a prototype in a 0.18-μm CMOS process and compared it with conventional designs.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed rectifier demonstrated superior DC output voltage and voltage conversion ratio compared to conventional designs.
    • Achieved a peak power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 68.5% at 0-dBm input power and 433.92 MHz with a 3-kΩ load.
    • The dynamic VTH-drop compensation effectively improved the rectifier's performance.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed dynamic VTH-drop compensation technique significantly enhances rectifier performance for wireless power transfer.
    • This efficient rectifier is suitable for small biomedical implants requiring reliable wireless power.
    • The design offers a promising solution for improving the longevity and functionality of implantable medical devices.