DocumentCode
1077878
Title
Single-input, dual-output MEMS DC/DC converter
Author
Li, L. ; Begbie, M. ; Uttamchandani, D.
Author_Institution
Inst. for Syst. Level Integration, Livingston
Volume
43
Issue
15
fYear
2007
Firstpage
809
Lastpage
810
Abstract
A novel design of a MEMS DC/DC converter that has single input and two outputs based on the tunable capacitor principle is reported. The multiple-output has been achieved by designing comb finger pairs with different gaps located in the same structure. The device prototype has been designed and fabricated by SOIMUMPs, which is 1 times 1 mm in size. Measurement results show that it takes around 50 ms for the converter to convert a 5 V signal to two different voltages simultaneously, which are 9 and 6.8 V, respectively.
Keywords
DC-DC power convertors; capacitors; micromechanical devices; SOIMUMP; comb finger pairs; dual-output MEMS DC-DC converter; single-input MEMS DC-DC converter; time 50 ms; tunable capacitor principle; voltage 5 TV; voltage 6.8 V; voltage 9 V;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20070887
Filename
4278448
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