@inproceedings{liaoNanomechanicalSelfTimedPower2025,
	title = {Nanomechanical Self-Timed Power Management Circuit for Low-Power {IoT} Devices},
	issn = {2768-3516},
	url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/11376800},
	doi = {10.1109/APCCAS67402.2025.11376800},
	abstract = {Industrial Internet of Things ({IoT}) applications often see harsh environmental conditions such as high temperatures and radiation levels, which reduce the efficiency of {CMOS} power converters. This paper presents a nanoelectromechanical ({NEM}) relay-based power management unit that can operate in such conditions with zero standby power. The proposed circuit is selftimed and does not need a clock or an external synchronization signal, and minimises switching activity to mitigate against the limited lifetime of {NEM} relays. Simulation results show that the proposed circuit can maintain a stable voltage of 5.7 V {DC} when supplying a 20 {\textbackslash}mu {\textbackslash}{mathrmA} load, with 33\% power conversion efficiency. This proof of concept demonstrates the potential of nanomechanical circuits for power management in low-power harsh environment {IoT} applications where Si transistors struggle to operate.},
	eventtitle = {2025 {IEEE} Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems ({APCCAS})},
	pages = {1--5},
	booktitle = {2025 {IEEE} Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems ({APCCAS})},
	author = {Liao, Guangwei and Weerasekera, Roshan and Pamunuwa, Dinesh},
	urldate = {2026-05-26},
	date = {2025-10},
	note = {{ISSN}: 2768-3516},
	keywords = {Harsh environment, {IoT} application, {NEM} relay, Nanoelectromechanical systems, Power management, Power system management, {RF} energy harvest, Radio frequency, Relays, Silicon, Simulation, Switching circuits, Synchronization, Transistors, Voltage, publication},
}