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One of the main demands of electronic devices users has been mobility. Not so long ago, this kind of equipment was necessarily associated with an electric cord and a power outlet. In the best-case scenario, energy was supplied by some rather inefficient chemical batteries. However, during the last years this situation has changed dramatically. On the one hand, the development of low cost and high performance rechargeable batteries has allowed a certain degree of autonomy. On the other hand, a great effort has been dedicated to reduce the power consumption needs.
In the next sections we present a brief report of the current situation, starting with the recent evolution of the modern handheld devices.
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Alvarado, U., Bistué, G., Adín, I. (2011). Introduction. In: Low Power RF Circuit Design in Standard CMOS Technology. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 104. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22987-9_1
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