A constant-frequency method for improving light-load efficiency in synchronous buck converters

IEEE Power Electronics Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-29

  Mulligan, Michael D ^a   Broach, Bill ^b   Lee, Thomas H ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

DC DC power conversion; Gate charge modulation; Light load efficiency; Low power; Low swing

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; MOS DEVICES; PULSE TIME MODULATION;

DC-DC POWER CONVERSION; GATE CHARGE MODULATION; LIGHT-LOAD EFFICIENCY; LOW POWER; LOW SWING;

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 17644368538     PISSN: 15407985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPEL.2005.845177     Document Type: Article

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