A low-power CMOS DC-DC buck converter with on-chip stacked spiral inductor

Microelectronics International

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 38-43

  Lee, Chan Soo ^a   Choi, Ho Yong ^a   Kim, Yeong Seuk ^a   Kim, Nam Soo ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electric converters; Inductance; Voltage

Indexed keywords

CMOS PROCESSS; DC-DC BUCK CONVERTER; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DISPLAY DRIVER CIRCUITS; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; FULLY INTEGRATED; LOW POWER; LOW-POWER OPERATION; ON CHIPS; PARASITIC RESISTANCES; POWER RANGE; SPIRAL INDUCTOR; STACKED SPIRAL INDUCTOR; THREE-LAYER; VOLTAGE; VOLTAGE MODE;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; INDUCTANCE; INTEGRATION; MINIATURE INSTRUMENTS;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 79956113906     PISSN: 13565362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13565361111127340     Document Type: Article

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