A 15/spl times/15 mm, 1 /spl mu/A, reliable sensor-net module: enabling application-specific nodes

An ultra-small, low-power sensor-net module called ZN1 is developed. ZN1 integrates MCU, ZigBee RF into an ultra-small 15/spl times/15-mm module with an ultra-low standby current less than 1 /spl mu/A. The and highly reliable operation for more than 15 years of the ZN1 enable low-cost practical application-specific sensor nodes for HVAC, structure monitoring, office management, security, medicine, and healthcare. We describe architecture and technologies for developing the ZN1 module. Moreover, we demonstrate two applications that we developed simultaneously: food sanitation and home healthcare. We also show results of the ZN1 module evaluation and discuss reliability of the ZN1.