A fast-response pseudo-PWM buck converter with PLL-based hysteresis control

IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1167-1174

  Zheng, Yanqi ^a   Chen, Hua ^a   Leung, Ka Nang ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Buck converter; hysteresis control; phase locked loop (PLL)

Indexed keywords

BUCK CONVERTERS; CHIP AREAS; CMOS TECHNOLOGY; CONTROL MODES; CONTROL SCHEMES; DESIGN TECHNIQUE; FAST CONTROL; FREQUENCY DEVIATION; HYSTERESIS CONTROL; HYSTERESIS CONTROLLER; INTEGRATION PROBLEMS; INTRINSIC BEHAVIOR; LOADING CURRENT; NOISE SPECTRA; PHASE LOCK LOOPS; SETTLING SPEED; SWITCHED-MODE; VOLTAGE-MODE CONTROL;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CONTROLLERS; HYSTERESIS; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; SWITCHING FREQUENCY;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 84862018546     PISSN: 10638210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVLSI.2011.2156437     Document Type: Article

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