TY - GEN
T1 - Current-mode DC-DC buck converter with reliable hysteretic-mode control and dual modulator for fast dynamic voltage scaling
AU - Kim, Jungmoon
AU - Chu, Hyunho
AU - Kim, Chulwoo
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This paper describes an integrated current-mode buck converter with reliable hysteretic mode controller and modulators for fast dynamic voltage scaling (DVS). The proposed mode controller and modulators enable the DC-DC buck converter to perform its smooth mode transitions at optimal points. The continuous current-limiting and DCM controls drive the DVS to track the reference at the maximum speed in both PWM and PFM modes. The DC-DC buck converter is implemented in a 90-nm 3.3V CMOS process. The maximum efficiency reaches 94.5%. The hysteretic mode controller keeps its efficiency always at more than 75% for any load conditions. During a mode transition, the output voltage has no overshoots, and it can track the reference voltage instantly.
AB - This paper describes an integrated current-mode buck converter with reliable hysteretic mode controller and modulators for fast dynamic voltage scaling (DVS). The proposed mode controller and modulators enable the DC-DC buck converter to perform its smooth mode transitions at optimal points. The continuous current-limiting and DCM controls drive the DVS to track the reference at the maximum speed in both PWM and PFM modes. The DC-DC buck converter is implemented in a 90-nm 3.3V CMOS process. The maximum efficiency reaches 94.5%. The hysteretic mode controller keeps its efficiency always at more than 75% for any load conditions. During a mode transition, the output voltage has no overshoots, and it can track the reference voltage instantly.
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U2 - 10.1109/MWSCAS.2009.5235921
DO - 10.1109/MWSCAS.2009.5235921
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77950648966
SN - 9781424444793
T3 - Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems
SP - 941
EP - 944
BT - 2009 52nd IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS '09
T2 - 2009 52nd IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS '09
Y2 - 2 August 2009 through 5 August 2009
ER -