Designing Low Power Systems using Battery and Energy Harvesting Energy Sources

Batteries are used in a wide range of MCU- and FPGA-based applications. Understanding the key power requirements and how to use power efficiently provides the basis for all battery-operated applications. This knowledge is power.

This class will lay the groundwork for mastering the key concepts that will come up during the rest of the course. The key requirements for low-power systems - both when powered from batteries or from energy harvesting systems - will be described.