Dithering skip modulator with a novel load sensor for ultra-wide-load high-efficiency DC-DC converters

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 388-393

  Huang, Hong Wei ^b   Ho, Hsin Hsin ^c   Chen, Ke Horng ^c   Kuo, Sv Yen ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Delay line chain; Dithering skip modulation; Load sensing circuit; Switching converter

Indexed keywords

DELAY-LINE CHAIN; DITHERING SKIP MODULATION; LOAD SENSING CIRCUITS; PULSE FREQUENCY MODULATION (PFM); SWITCHING CONVERTERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODULATORS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; SENSORS;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 34247228557     PISSN: 15334678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1165573.1165669     Document Type: Conference Paper

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