Chan, Chi Fat. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.2 / 摘要 --- p.5 / Acknowledgement --- p.7 / Table of Contents --- p.9 / List of Figures --- p.11 / List of Tables --- p.14 / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.15 / Chapter 1.2. --- Research Objectives --- p.16 / Chapter 1.3. --- Thesis Organization --- p.18 / Chapter 1.4. --- References --- p.19 / Chapter 2. --- Overview of Passive UHF RFID Transponders --- p.20 / Chapter 2.1. --- Types of RFID Transponders and Design Challenges of Passive RFID Transponder --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2. --- Selection of Carrier Frequency --- p.22 / Chapter 2.3. --- Description of Transponder Construction --- p.22 / Chapter 2.3.1. --- Power-Generating Circuits --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3.2. --- Base Band Processor --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3.3. --- Signal Front-End --- p.29 / Chapter 2.4. --- Summary --- p.30 / Chapter 2.5. --- References --- p.31 / Chapter 3. --- ASK Demodulator for EPC C-l G-2 Transponder --- p.32 / Chapter 3.1. --- ASK Demodulator Design Considerations --- p.32 / Chapter 3.1.1. --- Recovered Envelope Distortion --- p.32 / Chapter 3.1.2. --- Input Power Level Considerations --- p.34 / Chapter 3.1.3. --- Input RF power Intercepted by ASK Demodulator --- p.36 / Chapter 3.2. --- ASK Demodulator Design From [3-4] --- p.36 / Chapter 3.2.1. --- Envelope Waveform Recovery Design --- p.37 / Chapter 3.2.1.1. --- Voltage Multiplier Branch for Generating Venv --- p.39 / Chapter 3.2.1.2. --- Voltage Multiplier Branch for Generating Vref --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2.2. --- Design Considerations for Sensitivity of ASK Demodulator --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2.3. --- RF Input Power Sharing with Voltage Multiplier --- p.44 / Chapter 3.2.4. --- ASK Demodulator and Voltage Multiplier Integrated Estimations for Maximum RF Power Input --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.5. --- Measurement result and Discussion --- p.49 / Chapter 3.3. --- Proposed Envelope Detector Circuit --- p.52 / Chapter 3.3.1. --- Sensitivity Estimation --- p.52 / Chapter 3.3.2. --- Maximum Tolerable Input Power Estimation --- p.53 / Chapter 3.3.3. --- Envelope Waveform Recovery of the Proposed Envelope Detector --- p.54 / Chapter 3.4. --- Summary --- p.57 / Chapter 3.5. --- References --- p.58 / Chapter 4. --- Clock Generator for EPC C-l G-2 Transponder --- p.59 / Chapter 4.1. --- Design Challenges Overview of Clock Generator --- p.59 / Chapter 4.2. --- Brief Review of PIE Symbols in EPC C1G2 Standard --- p.62 / Chapter 4.3. --- Proposed Clock Recovery Circuit Based on PIE Symbols for Clock Frequency Calibration --- p.64 / Chapter 4.3.1. --- Illustration on PIE Symbols for Clock Frequency Calibration --- p.64 / Chapter 4.3.2. --- Symbol time-length counter --- p.72 / Chapter 4.3.3. --- The M2.56MHZ Reference Generator and Sampling Frequency Requirement --- p.75 / Chapter 4.3.4. --- Symbol Length Reconfiguration for Different Tari and FLL Stability --- p.80 / Chapter 4.3.5. --- Frequency Detector and Loop Filter --- p.83 / Chapter 4.3.6. --- Proposed DCO Design --- p.84 / Chapter 4.3.7. --- Measurement Results and Discussions --- p.88 / Chapter 4.3.7.1. --- Frequency Calibration Measurement Results --- p.89 / Chapter 4.3.7.2. --- Number x and Tari Variation --- p.92 / Chapter 4.3.7.3. --- Temperature and Supply Variation --- p.93 / Chapter 4.3.7.4. --- Transient Supply Variation --- p.94 / Chapter 4.3.8. --- Works Comparison --- p.95 / Chapter 4.4. --- Clock Generator with Embedded PIE Decoder --- p.96 / Chapter 4.4.1. --- Clock Generator for Transponder Review --- p.96 / Chapter 4.4.2. --- PIE Decoder Review --- p.97 / Chapter 4.4.3. --- Proposed Clock Generator with Embedded PIE Decoder --- p.97 / Chapter 4.4.4. --- Measurement Results and Discussions --- p.100 / Chapter 4.5. --- Summary --- p.103 / Chapter 4.6. --- References --- p.105 / Chapter 5. --- ASK Modulator --- p.107 / Chapter 5.1. --- Introduction to ASK Modulator in RFD Transponder --- p.107 / Chapter 5.2. --- ASK Modulator Design --- p.109 / Chapter 5.3. --- ASK Modulator Measurement --- p.110 / Chapter 5.4. --- Summary --- p.113 / Chapter 5.5. --- References --- p.113 / Chapter 6. --- Conclusions --- p.114 / Chapter 6.1. --- Contribution --- p.114 / Chapter 6.2. --- Future Development --- p.116