Versatile capabilities of digitally controlled integrated dc-dc converters

Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 293-296

  Wang, Jing ^a   Ng, Wai Tung ^a   Trescases, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOG CONTROLS; CMOS COMPATIBLE; COMPLEX CONTROL; DEADTIME; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; DIGITAL CONTROLLERS; GATE DRIVERS; OUTPUT STAGES; PASSIVE COMPONENTS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; POWER TRANSISTORS; SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLIES; TRANSIENT SUPPRESSION;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; INTEGRATION; POWER ELECTRONICS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 79960886695     PISSN: 02714310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISCAS.2011.5937559     Document Type: Conference Paper

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