Science, Technology and Development ISSN : 0950-0707 SoC POWER MANAGEMENT UNIT FOR IOT APPLICATIONS Annesha Dasgupta*, Manasa Potta*, Vaishaka N. Raj*, Meghana D. R*, Dr. Kendaganna Swamy S+ *UG Students, {name}
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[email protected]} Department of Electronics & Instrumentation RV College of Engineering, Bangalore, India ABSTRACT Power management in IoT devices is a challenging task because these devices are powered on constantly and often, they are located remotely and must manage the power efficiently. Thus, managing power is one among the chief factors to be considered while developing a custom SOC. Considering the importance of power management in IOT applications, the authors have proposed a design of a power management unit that can be used in SOCs to manage power efficiently. The system consists of LDO, DC-DC Converters and Voltage reference in the design. Power management unit is a flexible system that can be integrated in any SOC’s for power management and additional blocks can be added to improve the power performance of SOC. Keywords: Power Management Unit, Low Power Regulator, DC-DC Converter, Converter, Serial Interface, Voltage Reference, IoT 1. Introduction Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the billions of devices that are embedded with multiple sensors and other top end electronics for the main purpose of automating tasks via the Internet. IoT devices are expected to grow at a lightning speed to a mass 1.3 trillion dollars by the end of this decade. This impact is because IoT has found use in daily objects; smart fridge, smart TV, smart homes etc.