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Power Management

Research area · SDU Microelectronics

Within this area, we focus on the design and implementation of compact and energy-efficient power management circuits and systems for next-generation electronic applications.

Research focus

The research combines analog precision with digital adaptability through mixed-signal regulation techniques, allowing efficient and intelligent energy control under varying operating conditions.

Ultra-low-power DC–DC converters

Converters for embedded and IoT platforms, designed to operate on the smallest possible power budget.

Energy-harvesting interfaces

Interfaces that enable long-term and maintenance-free operation.

Mixed-signal regulation

Analog precision combined with digital adaptability for intelligent energy control.

Applications

The developed solutions are applicable to a wide range of technologies.

Autonomous IoT sensor nodesLong-lived operation on a fixed energy budget
Biomedical devicesPower delivery under strict safety limits
Wearable platformsCompact regulation in a small form factor
Energy-harvesting platformsMaintenance-free operation from ambient energy

Design challenges

Design challenges such as conversion efficiency, integration density, and dynamic response are carefully addressed to achieve optimal performance in highly compact and low-power systems.

Event-driven asynchronous control buck converter fabricated in 65 nm CMOS.
Event-driven asynchronous control buck converter, fabricated in 65 nm CMOS. Input 1.6–2.5 V, outputs 0.6 V and 1.2 V, output power 5 µW–20 mW, peak efficiency 93.5%, efficiency above 80% at load power above 10 µW, quiescent current 0.81 µA.

Contact

Contact the research area

Professor Farshad Moradi

Head of SDU Microelectronics

moradi@sdu.dk +45 5386 9444

Last Updated 24.08.2026