• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.307-309
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• 2016

In this paper, we propose LDO regulator with improved transient using a simple feedback structure in conventional LDO regulator. This proposed circuit has the feedback structure which reduces the response time of overshoot appeared in the output of conventional LDO regulator. Therefore, this LDO regulator can be a more stable operation. Thus, the proposed feedback structure is to operate such as conventional LDO regulator without changing the area, it complements the disadvantage of LDO regulator with noise in the output. This circuit was designed to using a Dongbu Hitek 0.18um CMOS process.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.265-272
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• 2016

A SCALDO(Supercapacitor Assisted LDO) regulator is a newly studied regulator to improve the efficiency of a LDO regulator. Commonly a LDO regulator has very low efficiency and a SCALDO regulator can improve it considerably because this regulator can reuse meaninglessly wasted energy at the LDO regulator by a supercapacitor witch is attached between input and a LDO regulator. However this regulator has several challenges because it is a being studied regulator. One of them is an overvoltage issue. At initial operating of this regulator, a supercapacior is totally discharged and input is connected with a supercapacitor and a LDO regulator in series. Thus, input voltage is enabled to a LDO regulator and this input voltage is a significant value to a LDO regulator because commonly input voltage is bigger than twice output voltage. In this paper, to solve this overvoltage issue, we proposed a new SCALDO regulator that has a pre-charger for charging a supercapacitor before starting operation. And we found that a proposed SCALDO regulator can properly reduce overvoltage of a LDO regulator through experiments.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.258-264
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• 2023

This paper proposes an LDO regulator with a built-in ESD (Electro Static Discharge) protection circuit to effectively operate and prevent destruction of the LDO (Low Drop Out) regulator according to the load current. The proposed LDO regulator can more effectively adjust the gate node voltage of the pass transistor according to the output voltage of the LDO regulator by using an additional feedback current circuit structure. In addition, it is expected to have high reliability for the ESD situation by embedding a new structure that increases the holding voltage by about 2V by reducing the current gain on the SCR loop by adding a P+ bridge to the existing ESD protection device.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.627-633
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• 2015

We designed of a LDO regulator with a OVP and UVLO protection function for a PMIC. Proposed LDO regulator circuit consists of a BGR reference circuit, an error amplifier and a power transistor and so on. The proposed LDO regulator is designed for low voltage input power protection. Proposed LDO circuit generated fixed 2.5 V from a supply of 3.3V. It was designed with 3.3 V power supply using a $0.35{\mu}m$ CMOS technology. SPICE simulation results showed that the proposed circuit provides 0.713 mV/V line regulation with output 2.5 V ~ 3.9 V and $8.35{\mu}V/mA$ load regulation with load current 0 mA to 40 mA.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.378-381
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 LDO레귤레이터의 PSRR을 향상 및 전압가변 조정이 가능한 능동 Replica LDO 레귤레이터를 설계하였다. 일반적인 레귤레이터의 PSRR과 회로의 안정성 확보를 위해서 사용된 Replica회로의 경우, 안정된 동작을 유지하기 위해서는 DC 매칭이 이루어져야 한다. 본 논문에서는 능동 Replica LDO회로를 제안하였다. 제안된 회로는 CMFB회로에 의하여 DC 전위의 매칭이 이루어지도록 하였으며, 레귤레이터의 출력전압도 일정한 범위내에서 조정이 가능하다. 또한 HSPCIE시뮬레이션 결과, 제안된 능동 Replica LDO회로의 PSRR특성이 기존 LDO구조에 비하여 좋은 결과을 얻을 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.48 no.11
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• pp.34-40
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• 2011

This paper presents a low-dropout (LDO) linear regulator using ultra-low output impedance buffer for frequency compensation. The proposed buffer achieves ultra low output impedance with dual shunt feedback loops, which makes it possible to improve load and line regulations as well as frequency compensation for low voltage applications. A reference control scheme for programmable output voltage of the LDO linear regulator is presented. The designed LDO linear regulator works under the input voltage of 2.5~4.5V and provides up to 300mA load current for an output voltage range of 0.6~3.3V.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.264-267
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• 2017

In this paper, A low dropout (LDO) regulator that improves the power supply rejection ratio by using a noise canceling circuit is proposed. The noise rejection circuit between the error amplifier and the pass transistor is designed to reduce the influence of the pass transistor on the noise coming from the voltage source. The LDO regulator has the same regulation characteristics as the conventional LDO regulator. The proposed circuit uses 0.18um process and Cadence's Virtuoso and Specter simulator.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.50 no.10
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• pp.239-244
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• 2013

This paper presents a design of the CMOS LDO regulator with a UVLO protection function for a high speed PMIC. Proposed LDO regulator circuit consists of a BGR reference circuit, an error amplifier and a power transistor and so on. UVLO block between the power transistor and the power supply is added for a low input protection function. Also, UVLO block showed normal operation with turn-off voltage of 2.7V and turn-on voltage of 4 V in condition of 5 V power supply. Proposed circuit generated fixed 3.3 V from a supply of 5V. From SPICE simulation results using a $1{\mu}m$ high voltage CMOS technology, simulation results were 5.88 mV/V line regulation and 27.5 uV/mA load regulation with load current 0 mA to 200 mA.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.552-556
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• 2019

This paper present a capless low drop out regulator (LDO) that improves the load transient response characteristics by using a current regulator. A voltage regulator circuit is placed between the error amplifier and the pass transistor inside the LDO regulator to improve the current characteristics of the voltage line, The proposed fast transient LDO structure was designed by a 0.18 um process with cadence's virtuoso simulation. according to test results, the proposed circuit has a improved transient characteristics compare with conventional LDO. the simulation results show that the transient of rising increases from 1.954 us to 1.378 us and the transient of falling decreases from 19.48 us to 13.33 us compared with conventional capless LDO. this Result has improved response rate of about 29%, 28%.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.1162-1166
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• 2020

In this paper Low Drop-Out (LDO) regulator that improved load regulation characteristics due to the feedback detection structure. The proposed feedback sensing circuit is added between the output of the LDO's internal error amplifier and the input of the pass transistor to improve the regulation of the delta value coming into the output. It has a voltage value with improved load regulation characteristics than existing LDO regulator. The proposed LDO structure was analyzed in Samsung 0.13um process using Cadence's Virtuoso, Spectre simulator.