In one aspect, an electronic device for continuous and simultaneous powering and data transfer is provided, the electronic device comprising: an inductive power receiver operable to generate a power signal from a sensed magnetic field, the power signal; an LC tank and diode pair electrically coupled to the power receiver and operable to obtain the power signal, the LC tank and diode pair cooperating to generate a corresponding clipped signal thereof; and an antenna comprising a high-pass filter, the antenna electrically coupled to the diode pair and operable to emit a pulse-train by high-pass filtering the clipped signal.