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In comparison to the original chapter in CHIPS 2020 vol. 2—New Vistas in Nanoelectronics (Chap. 19: Hehn et al., “Energy Harvesting Applications and Efficient Power Processing”, pp. 275–300), this chapter presents some significant evolution with regard to the applications and the circuit components. New aspects are swing-motion energy and self-adaptive tuning devices useful in wearable and condition monitoring applications. Moreover, innovations with regard to digital ultra-low-voltage and ultra-low-power circuits for thermoelectric energy harvesting are presented.
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Hehn, T. et al. (2020). Energy-Harvesting Applications and Efficient Power Processing. In: Murmann, B., Hoefflinger, B. (eds) NANO-CHIPS 2030. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18338-7_23
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