A 0.3-V 1- $\mu \text{W}$ Super-Regenerative Ultrasound Wake-Up Receiver With Power Scalability

Abstract

This brief presents an ultralow-power wake-up receiver using ultrasound for Internet of Things applications. To achieve both high sensitivity and low power consumption, we propose a Colpitts-oscillator-based super-regenerative receiver (COSR). Owing to the simple architecture of the proposed COSR, a lowest supply voltage operation of 0.3 V and a smallest area are achieved. Furthermore, the power consumption of the proposed wake-up receiver is scalable and is determined by the input signal sensitivity and data rate, which are configurable by the user. In a field test, the proposed wake-up receiver consumes $1~\mu \text{W}$ , which is smaller by 77% than that of a conventional ultrasound wake-up receiver at a comparable communication distance and data rate.