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Table 3 Published work comparison regarding voltage multiplier

From: RF power harvesting: a review on designing methodologies and applications

Ref.

Rectifier topology

No. of stage

Freq. (MHz)

Tech.

Range (dBm)

Maximum PCE

Size

[51]

Differential

2

433

0.18 µm CMOS

0–20

74% @ 2 dBm

–

[52]

PMOS transistors

7

900

40 nm CMOS

–

44% @ > 390 mV

0.04 mm2

[53]

Half-wave

4

900

0.18 µm CMOS

–

37.42% @ 390 mV

–

[54]

Comparator-based/active-diode

3

13.56

0.18 µm CMOS

8–15

67.9% @ 12.8 dBm

–

[55]

Dickson

3

13.56

250 nm CMOS

–

72%

0.13 mm2

[56]

–

–

915

0.13 µm CMOS

−21.6

22.6% @ −16.8 dBm

0.186 mm2

[57]

–

–

900, 2400

130 nm CMOS

–

41% @ −20.6 dBm

–