Threshold voltage start-up boost converter for sub-mA applications

Proceedings - 4th IEEE International Symposium on Electronic Design, Test and Applications, DELTA 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 338-341

  Sze, Ngok Man ^a   Ki, Wing Hung ^a   Tsui, Chi Ying ^a  

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

Author keywords

Boost converter; DC DC converter; Energy harvesting; PFM; Start up

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; ELECTRIC CURRENT CONTROL; ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING; FREQUENCY MODULATION; INDUCTION MOTORS; MODULATION; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

BOOST CONVERTER; DC-DC CONVERTER; ENERGY HARVESTING; PFM; START UP;

THRESHOLD VOLTAGE;

EID: 50649092446     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DELTA.2008.126     Document Type: Conference Paper

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