• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.300-312
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• 2014

A single-inductor multiple-output (SIMO) DC-DC converter providing buck and boost outputs with a new switching sequence is presented. In the proposed switching sequence, which does not require any additional blocks, input energy is delivered to outputs continuously by flowing current through the inductor, which leads to high conversion efficiency regardless of the balance between the buck and boost output loads. Furthermore, instead of multiple output loop compensation, only the freewheeling current feedback loop is compensated, which minimizes the number of off-chip components and nullifies the need for the equivalent series resistance (ESR) of the output capacitor for loop compensation. Therefore, power conversion efficiency and output voltage ripples can be improved and minimized, respectively. Implemented in a 0.35-${\mu}m$ CMOS, the proposed SIMO DC-DC converter achieves high conversion efficiency regardless of the load balance between the two outputs with maximum efficiency reaching up to 82% under heavy loads.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.549-556
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• 2014

This paper proposes a highly power-efficient single-inductor multiple-outputs (SIMO) DC-DC converter with a gate charge sharing method in which gate charges of output switches are shared to improve the power efficiency and to reduce the switching power loss. The proposed converter was fabricated by using a $0.18{\mu}m$ CMOS process technology with high voltage devices of 5 V. The input voltage range of the converter is from 2.8 V to 4.2 V, which is based on a single cell lithium-ion battery, and the output voltages are 1.0 V, 1.2 V, 1.8 V, 2.5 V, and 3.3 V. Using the proposed gate charge sharing method, the maximum power efficiency is measured to be 87.2% at the total output current of 450 mA. The measured power efficiency improved by 2.1% compared with that of the SIMO DC-DC converter without the proposed gate charge sharing method.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제48권12호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2011

본 논문은 경부하에서 전압 안정화 특성을 향상 시키고 독립적인 다중 출력을 생성 시키기 위해 부궤환 선택 회로를 갖는 단일 인덕터 다중 출력(SIMO) 직류-직류 변환기를 설계하였다. 일반적으로 기존의 SIMO 직류-직류 변환기는 고정된 부궤환 루프를 가지고 있어 경부하에서 정확한 출력을 생성 할 수 없다. 제안하는 부궤환 선택회로를 갖는 SIMO 직류-직류 변환기는 0.35um 2-poly 3-metal BCDMOS를 이용하여 설계 하였다. 이변환기는 1.5V 입력과 2.5V, 3.0V의 2중 출력을 가지고 있다. 최대 전력변환효율은 부하가 10mA이때 59%에서 50mA일 때 85%를 가지고 있다.

• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.44-50
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• 2015

This paper presents a high speed synchronous single inductor dual output boost converter using Type-III compensation for power management in smart devices. Maintaining multiple outputs from a single inductor is becoming very important because of inductor the sizes. The uses of high switching frequency, inductor and capacitor sizes are reduced. Owing to synchronous rectification this kind of converter is suitable for SoC. The phase is controlled in time sharing manner for each output. The controller used here is Type-III, which ensures quick settling time and high stability. The outputs are stable within $58{\mu}s$. The simulation results show that the proposed scheme achieves a better overall performance. The input voltage is 1.8V, switching frequency is 5MHz, and the inductor used is 600nH. The output voltages and powers are 2.6V& 3.3V and 147mW &, 230mW respectively.