Title :
A 0.2V–1.2V converter for power harvesting applications
Author :
Richelli, Anna ; Colalongo, Luigi ; Tonoli, Silvia ; Kovács, Zsolt
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Univ. of Brescia, Brescia
Abstract :
A DC/DC boost converter to power integrated circuits is presented. It can boost extremely low voltages, starting from about 150 mV. The converter is based on a new hybrid inductive and capacitive architecture and it is suitable for power harvesting applications. A test chip was designed and fabricated using a UMC 180 nm low threshold CMOS process. Measurements on the chip confirm the validity of the design.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; DC-DC power convertors; DC/DC boost converter; UMC low threshold CMOS process; hybrid inductive-capacitive architecture; power harvesting applications; power integrated circuits; size 180 nm; voltage 0.2 V; voltage 1.2 V; voltage 150 mV; voltage converter; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Charge pumps; Clocks; DC-DC power converters; Diodes; Low voltage; Power integrated circuits; Silicon on insulator technology; Threshold voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2008. ESSCIRC 2008. 34th European
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2361-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1930-8833
DOI :
10.1109/ESSCIRC.2008.4681878
