An On-Chip Multi-mode Buck DC-DC Converter for Fine-Grain DVS on a Multi-power Domain SoC Using a 65-nm Standard CMOS Logic Process

• Published in: Integrated Circuit and System Design. Power and Timing Modeling, Optimization and Simulation pp. 336 - 346
• Main Authors: Ichihashi, Motoi, Lhermet, Hélène, Beigné, Edith, Rothan, Frédéric, Belleville, Marc, Amara, Amara
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Subjects: Logic Module; Output Load; Power Switch; Switching Frequency; Test Chip

In this paper, we propose an on-chip dc-dc buck converter for fine-grain dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) on a multi-power domain SoC. The proposed circuit converts from the I/O voltage to the required core operating voltage. This regulator is equipped with the programmable output buffer and the switch...