A 110µW 10Mb/s etextiles transceiver for body area networks with remote battery power

Emerging sensor technologies are enabling low-cost ambulatory medical devices for remote patient monitoring. In order to replace traditional bulky wired links used to communicate data around and away from the body, recent work has proposed the use of wireless body area networks (BANs) and body-coupled communication (BCC) systems [1–3]. Although such links typically communicate over short distances, the human body presents significant path loss, requiring high TX output power or large RX amplification. Additionally, these inherently single-ended systems must tolerate significant interference from external sources and nearby users.

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