An integrated speed- and accuracy-enhanced CMOS current sensor with dynamically biased shunt feedback for current-mode buck regulators

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2804-2814

  Du, Mengmeng ^a   Lee, Hoi ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Dallas   (United States)

Author keywords

Buck regulator; current sensor; current mode control; dcdc converter; dynamically biased shunt feedback; on chip current sensing circuit; pulsewidth modulation (PWM); switched mode power converter

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DC-DC CONVERTERS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; SWITCHING FREQUENCY;

BUCK REGULATORS; CURRENT MODE CONTROL; CURRENT SENSORS; ON CHIP CURRENT SENSING CIRCUIT; SHUNT FEEDBACK; SWITCHED MODE POWER CONVERTER;

FEEDBACK;

EID: 77957913902     PISSN: 15498328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSI.2010.2046258     Document Type: Article

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