Area-efficient linear regulator with ultra-fast load regulation

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 933-939

  Hazucha, Peter ^a   Karnik, Tanay ^a   Bloechel, Bradley A ^a   Parsons, Colleen ^a   Finan, David ^a   Borkar, Shekhar ^a  

^a INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Linear regulator; Low dropout regulator

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; LOGIC CIRCUITS; LOGIC GATES; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ANALOG CIRCUITS; LEAKAGE POWER; LINEAR REGULATORS; LOW-DROPOUT REGULATORS;

ELECTRIC LOADS;

EID: 18744371945     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2004.842831     Document Type: Conference Paper

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