Title :
A design space exploration for integrated switching power converters
Author :
Villar, Gerard ; Alarcón, Eduard ; Guinjoan, Francesc ; Povedo, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tech. Univ. of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
This work presents design space exploration of switching power converters focused on their monolithic implementation. An analysis in terms of the models of their main circuit elements (switching transistors, inductor and capacitor) is described. A merit figure is defined taking into account output voltage ripple, power efficiency and occupied die area. A singular point that maximizes performance is obtained, and particular simulation results for a 0.35 μm standard CMOS technology are presented.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; DC-DC power convertors; integrated circuit design; losses; nonlinear network synthesis; power integrated circuits; switching circuits; 0.35 micron; CMOS technology; design space exploration; integrated switching power converters; monolithic implementation; CMOS technology; Capacitors; Circuits; Inductors; Space exploration; Substrates; Switching converters; Switching frequency; Topology; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2003. ISCAS '03. Proceedings of the 2003 International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7761-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2003.1205016
