Session 4 overview: DC-DC converters: Analog subcommittee

To meet the challenges of dynamic power requirements of diverse electronic applications, both high performance switched-mode and switched-capacitor DC-DC converters are indispensable. In the first part of the session, switched-mode power converters catering to multi-core SoCs (system-on-chips) are presented. They have to switch at frequencies into the 10MHz regime for small form factor, to have multi-phase for ripple reduction, fast control in response to large and fast load current changes, and fast reference tracking for dynamic voltage scaling.