嵌入式开关电容DC-DC变换器的新颖控制技术

提出了一种针对单片集成开关电容DC-DC变换器进行优化的设计方案.阐述了开关电容DC-DC变换器电路的拓扑结构及其基本工作原理,给出了单片集成开关电容DC-DC变换器的等效电阻控制方法.考虑到集成工艺的兼容性问题,在电路设计时,用n沟MOSFET替代二极管;为了改善变换器的输出特性,在标准2μm p阱双层多晶硅单层金属CMOS工艺中增加了一次MOSFET阈值电压的调整步骤,实现了升压开关电容DC-DC变换器的单片集成.芯片面积为0.4mm2,测试结果显示,在变换器输入电压为3V,输出电压为5V,电路开关频率为9.8MHz时,输出功率为0.63mW,效率达到68%.

A Novel Regulation Technique and Its Application to Design of Embedded SC DC-DC Converters

An optimized design of the monolithic switched capacitor DC-DC converter is presented.The general topologic circuit and its basic operating principles are discussed theoretically.Circuit equivalent resistance regulation method is proposed as a feasible method to design the on-chip converters.N-channel MOSFETs,instead of Schottky diodes,are used as the diodes in the converters because of their processing compatibility in monolithic fabrication.One more manufacture step,however,is expected to adjust the threshold voltage of the MOSFETs for improving output characteristics of the converters.As an example,a step-up switched-capacitor converter is fabricated in a 2μm p-well double-poly single-metal CMOS technology with breakdown voltage of 15V.Test results indicate that a single sampling cell with 0.4mm2 of die size can deliver energy up to 0.63mW at 5V output under the condition of 3V input.Efficiency of the tested sample is 68% at 9.8MHz switching frequency.