PicoCube: a 1 cm3 sensor node powered by harvested energy

Authors:
Yuen-Hui Chee;Mike Koplow;Michael Mark;Nathan Pletcher;Mike Seeman;Fred Burghardt;Dan Steingart;Jan Rabaey;Paul Wright;Seth Sanders
Affiliations:
University of California at Berkeley, Suite, Berkeley, CA;University of California at Berkeley, Suite, Berkeley, CA;University of California at Berkeley, Suite, Berkeley, CA;University of California at Berkeley, Suite, Berkeley, CA;University of California at Berkeley, Suite, Berkeley, CA;University of California at Berkeley, Suite, Berkeley, CA;University of California at Berkeley, Suite, Berkeley, CA;University of California at Berkeley, Suite, Berkeley, CA;University of California at Berkeley, Suite, Berkeley, CA;University of California at Berkeley, Suite, Berkeley, CA
Venue:
Proceedings of the 45th annual Design Automation Conference
Year:
2008

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Abstract

The PicoCube is a 1 cm3 sensor node using harvested energy as its source of power. Operating at an average of only 6uW for a tirepressure application, the PicoCube represents a modular and integrated approach to the design of nodes for wireless sensor networks. It combines advanced ultra-low power circuit techniques with system-level power management. A simple packaging approach allows the modules comprising the node to fit into 1 cm3 in a reliable fashion.