Title :
A Linear Regulator with Fast Digital Control for Biasing Integrated DC-DC Converters
Author :
Hazucha, Peter ; Moon, Sung Tae ; Schrom, Gerhard ; Paillet, Fabrice ; Gardner, Donald S. ; Rajapandian, Saravanan ; Karnik, Tanay
Author_Institution :
Intel, Hillsboro, OR
Abstract :
A high-voltage-tolerant 2.4 to 1.2V push-pull linear regulator with 1A output, 288ps response time, and 97.5% current efficiency for biasing integrated DC-to-DC converters is introduced. The regulator occupies 0.03mm2 in 90nm CMOS and achieves 33A/mm2 current density. Digital control with a flash ADC and a digital-to-current converter improve speed-power performance by 3times
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; DC-DC power convertors; analogue-digital conversion; current density; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; voltage regulators; 1 A; 1.2 to 2.4 V; 288 ps; 90 nm; CMOS integrated circuit; digital control; digital-to-current converter; flash analog-to-digital converter; integrated DC-to-DC converters biasin; push-pull linear regulator; Bridge circuits; CMOS process; DC-DC power converters; Delay; Digital control; Inverters; MOS devices; Rails; Regulators; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2006. ISSCC 2006. Digest of Technical Papers. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0079-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2006.1696279