Ultra fast fixed-frequency hysteretic buck converter with maximum charging current control and adaptive delay compensation for DVS applications

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 815-822

  Su, Feng ^a,b   Ki, Wing Hung ^a,b   Tsui, Chi Ying ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adaptive delay compensation; Adaptive output; Current sensor; Dynamic voltage scheduling (DVS); Maximum charging current control; Pseudocontinuous conduction mode (PCCM); Rail to rail comparator; Reference tracking

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC CURRENT CONTROL; HYSTERESIS; SWITCHING FREQUENCY; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

ADAPTIVE DELAY COMPENSATION; ADAPTIVE OUTPUT; CURRENT SENSORS; DYNAMIC VOLTAGE SCHEDULING (DVS); MAXIMUM CHARGING CURRENT CONTROL; PSEUDOCONTINUOUS CONDUCTION MODE (PCCM); RAIL TO RAIL COMPARATORS; REFERENCE TRACKING;

FREQUENCY CONVERTERS;

EID: 41549133535     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2008.917533     Document Type: Conference Paper

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