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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2012
Shailendra Srinivas, Seattle, WA (US);
Jay Kuhn, Seattle, WA (US);
Ronald A. Oliver, Seattle, WA (US);
John D. Hyde, Corvallis, OR (US);
Christopher J. Diorio, Shoreline, WA (US);
Shailendra Srinivas, Seattle, WA (US);
Jay Kuhn, Seattle, WA (US);
Ronald A. Oliver, Seattle, WA (US);
John D. Hyde, Corvallis, OR (US);
Christopher J. Diorio, Shoreline, WA (US);
Impinj, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A tuning circuit in an RFID tag may be used to match antenna and integrated circuit (IC) impedances to maximize the efficiency of IC power extraction from an incident RF wave. The tuning circuit, which requires less power to operate than the IC, adjusts a variable impedance to improve the impedance matching between the IC and the tag antenna and thereby increase the IC power extraction efficiency. The IC may begin operating according to a protocol when it extracts sufficient power from the RF wave or when an optimal impedance matching and power transfer is achieved.