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Ultra-Low-Power and Ultra-Low-Cost Short-Range Wireless Receivers in Nanoscale CMOS

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The immense scope of Internet of Things (IoT) potentiates huge market opportunities for short-range wireless connectivity. To achieve this, it is highly desirable to use ultra-low-power (ULP) and ultra-low-cost (ULC) short-range radios.

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  1. State-Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI and FST-ECE, University of Macau, Macao, China

    Zhicheng Lin, Pui-In Mak (Elvis) & Rui Paulo Martins

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Lin, Z., Mak (Elvis), PI., Martins, R.P. (2016). Introduction. In: Ultra-Low-Power and Ultra-Low-Cost Short-Range Wireless Receivers in Nanoscale CMOS. Analog Circuits and Signal Processing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21524-2_1

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