Title :
Field programmable switched capacitor voltage converter
Author :
Martínez, Herminio ; Cosp, Jordi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. Politec. de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
In this paper we show two different schemes to implement a field programmable circuit that can connect n capacitors as a charge-pump of, eventually, any topology and switching pattern. Capacitor connectivity is configured by means of registers that control multiplexers that, in turn, select the phase signal that controls each switch. It is also shown that, with any of these schemes, dynamic configuration of the circuit may be achieved by simply adding additional control phases.
Keywords :
capacitors; charge pump circuits; network topology; switching convertors; capacitor connectivity; charge-pump; control phases; dynamic configuration; field programmable circuit; field programmable switched capacitor voltage converter; multiplexers; phase signal; switching pattern; topology; Capacitors; Charge pumps; Regulators; Switches; System-on-a-chip; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), 2012 IEEE 55th International Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Boise, ID
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2526-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1548-3746
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2012.6292140