Low Power Emerging Wireless Technologies

As wireless sensor networks are increasingly used in many critical applications in commerce, healthcare, and security, innovative design methodologies must address the architectural and energy problems at the circuit and system levels. A must for anyone serious about future wireless technologies, this book addresses the state of the art in wireless communication for 3G/4G cellular networks, millimeter-wave applications, wireless sensor networks, and wireless medical technologies. Top international experts from industry and academia explore exciting opportunities in body area networks, medical implants, satellite communications, and more.

Krzysztof (Kris) Iniewski manages R&D at Redlen Technologies, Inc., a startup company in Vancouver, Canada. He is also a president of CMOS Emerging Technologies, an organization of high-tech events covering communications, microsystems, optoelectronics, and sensors. Dr. Iniewski has held numerous faculty and management positions at the University of Toronto, University of Alberta, SFU, and PMC-Sierra, Inc. He has published more than 100 research papers in international journals and conferences. He holds 18 international patents granted in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, and Japan. He is a frequent invited speaker, has consulted for multiple organizations internationally, and has written and edited several books. Reza Mahmoudi is currently an associate professor in the field of ultrahigh frequency front-end electronics in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. He earned his Ph.D. from the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, in 2001. He has worked for Philips Discrete Semiconductors in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and Advanced Wave Research in El Segundo, California. Dr. Mahmoudi's research efforts concentrate on the areas of ultrahigh speed communication as well as high resolution imaging systems. He has contributed to 85 academic publications.

Large Signal and Small Signal Building Blocks for Cellular Infrastructure. Efficient MIMO Receiver Design for Next Generation Wireless Systems. A Low Noise, Low Distortion Radio Design. Radio Frequency (RF) Radiation Exposure and Health. Multifunctional Software-Defined Radar Sensors for Detection, Imaging, and Navigation. Ultrawide Bandwidth Radio Frequency Identification and Localization. Passive Imaging in Silicon Technologies. Ultralow Power Radio Design for Emerging Healthcare Applications. Ultralow Power Techniques in Small Autonomous Implants and Sensor Nodes. An Open-Loop Multiphase Local-Oscillator Generation Technique. On-Chip Accelerometers Using Bondwire Inertial Sensing. Design of a Frequency-Shift-Based CMOS Magnetic Sensor Array for Point-of-Care (PoC) Biomolecular Diagnosis Applications. Receiver Front Ends with Robustness to Process Variations.