Fully integrated on-chip DC-DC converter with a 450x output range

Author

Kudva, Sudhir S. ; Harjani, Ramesh

Author_Institution

Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

19-22 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper presents a technique to efficiently supply power over a wide power range using a fully integrated on-chip converter for dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) based applications. All components, including filter elements, are integrated onchip. To achieve high efficiency the converter adaptively switches between different modes of operation by detecting the output current. The design, implemented in the IBM 130nm CMOS technology achieves a peak efficiency of 74.5% and can operate over a 450X power range (0.6mW to 266mW). This represents the best reported power range for a high-efficiency fully integrated on-chip power converter.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; DC-DC power convertors; filters; microprocessor chips; power aware computing; CMOS technology; dynamic voltage scaling; filter element; fully integrated on-chip DC-DC converter; fully integrated on-chip power converter; output current; power 0.6 mW to 266 mW; power range; power supply; size 130 nm; Converters; Inductors; Power generation; Pulse width modulation; Switches; System-on-a-chip; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

ISSN

0886-5930

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5758-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CICC.2010.5617588

Filename

5617588