@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.},
	urldate = {2026-05-26},
	booktitle = {2025 {IEEE} {Asia} {Pacific} {Conference} on {Circuits} and {Systems} ({APCCAS})},
	author = {Liao, Guangwei and Weerasekera, Roshan and Pamunuwa, Dinesh},
	month = oct,
	year = {2025},
	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},
	pages = {1--5},
}