Low-dropout regulators with adaptive reference control and dynamic push-pull techniques for enhancing transient performance

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1016-1022

  Lin, Chia Hsiang ^a   Chen, Ke Horng ^a   Huang, Hong Wei ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analog ICs; CMOS analog ICs; dc dc power conversion; MOSFET ICs

Indexed keywords

ANALOG ICS; CMOS ANALOG ICS; DC-DC POWER CONVERSION; ERROR AMPLIFIERS; LINEAR OPERATIONS; LOAD CONDITIONS; LOAD CURRENTS; LOAD REGULATIONS; LOW DROP OUT REGULATORS; MOSFET ICS; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; REFERENCE CONTROLS; REFERENCE VOLTAGES; SETTLING TIME; SLEW RATES; STEADY-STATE VALUES; TRANSIENT PERFORMANCE; TRANSIENT RESPONSE; TRANSIENT STATE;

CAVITY RESONATORS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; MOSFET DEVICES;

ELECTRIC CURRENT REGULATORS;

EID: 65549138595     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2008.2007957     Document Type: Article

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