Title :
Low-dropout on-chip voltage regulator for low-power circuits
Author :
Shin, H.J. ; Reynolds, S.K. ; Wrenner, K.R. ; Rajeevakumar, T. ; Gowda, S. ; Pearson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
A series-type, on-chip voltage regulator generates 2.5 V from a 3.3-V supply for low-power ICs implemented in a scaled, low-voltage, 0.25-/spl mu/m CMOS technology. The gate of the n-channel regulating MOSFET is boosted above the given supply voltage to enable low-dropout regulation.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; 0.25 micron; 2.5 V; booster; low-power circuits; low-voltage ICs; n-channel regulating MOSFET; scaled CMOS technology; series-type low-dropout on-chip voltage regulator; Boosting; CMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Energy consumption; FET integrated circuits; MOSFET circuits; Maintenance; Regulators; Stress; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Low Power Electronics, 1994. Digest of Technical Papers., IEEE Symposium
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1953-2
DOI :
10.1109/LPE.1994.573210
