Ultra low power and miniaturized MEMS-based radio for BAN and WSN applications

Design of data acquisition and transmission system based on MEMS sensors

“…Its launches power is under -5 dBm so the power consumption is very low. Because Wireless module's power consumption is the largest part of the system, the chip's low power consumption is very important [10].…”

Smart skin for tactile prosthetics

“…The radio for SmartSkin will be developed in two steps: the first proof-of-concept (PoC) phase will reuse existing radios that were recently developed at CSEM, starting with the Atlas 2.4 GHz radio for BT-LE « lOrnA current consumption at 1.2V, RX or TX [26]) and the miniaturized MEMS-based radio developed in the frame of the WiserBAN EU project [27]. Although both of these radios already offer extremely low-power operation that is beyond the current state-of-the-art, they have been designed for wireless sensor networks or wireless body area networks with standard specifications, particularly in terms of emitting power and distance coverage.…”

On Developing a Novel Versatile Framework for Heterogeneous Home Monitoring WSN networks

“…Furthermore, accurate power consumption monitoring in the context of minimization of power wastage or even energy demandresponse programs support [7,8] also comprises a significant objective. However, all the above capabilities can become a reality only through the significant advancements in the fields of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) regarding ultra low power consumption embedded systems and miniaturization [9,10]. Indeed over the last years both the number of available WSN platforms offering different capabilities as well as the range of different sensor support continuously increases moving towards a holistic home environment platform.…”