Title :
A Low-Power High-PSRR Low-Dropout Regulator With Bulk-Gate Controlled Circuit
Author :
Heng, Socheat ; Pham, Cong-Kha
Author_Institution :
Seiko Instrum. Inc., Chiba, Japan
fDate :
4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this brief, we presented a bulk-gate controlled circuit for improving a power supply rejection ratio (PSRR) of a low-dropout voltage regulator (LDO), which deteriorated due to lowering of a power consumption. A test chip was fabricated using a 0.18-??m complimentary metal-oxide-semiconductor process, and experimental results demonstrated that the proposed circuit provides the PSRR that improved to 77 dB at 10 Hz and 64.3 dB at 1 kHz, while the consumption current of the whole LDO with all component circuits was 8.5 ??A without a load and 35 ??A with a full load.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; low-power electronics; power supply circuits; voltage regulators; bulk-gate controlled circuit; complimentary metal-oxide-semiconductor process; frequency 1 kHz; frequency 10 Hz; low-dropout voltage regulator; low-power high-PSRR; power supply rejection ratio; size 0.18 micron; Error amplifier; low power; low voltage; low-dropout regulator; power supply rejection ratio (PSRR);
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCSII.2010.2043390