• DocumentCode
    1964982
  • Title

    An integrated four-phase buck converter delivering 1A/mm2 with 700ps controller delay and network-on-chip load in 45-nm SOI

  • Author

    Sturcken, N. ; Petracca, M. ; Warren, S. ; Carloni, L.P. ; Peterchev, A.V. ; Shepard, K.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    19-21 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    We present a four-phase integrated buck converter in 45nm SOI technology. The controller uses unlatched pulse-width modulation (PWM) with nonlinear gain to provide both stable small-signal dynamics and fast response (~700ps) to large input and output transients. This fast control approach reduces the required output capacitance by 5X in comparison to a controller with latched PWM at similar operating point. The converter switches at 80MHz and delivers 1A/mm2 at 83% efficiency and 0.66 conversion ratio.
  • Keywords
    PWM power convertors; delays; elemental semiconductors; network-on-chip; silicon; silicon-on-insulator; SOI technology; Si; controller delay; converter switch; efficiency 83 percent; fast control approach; four-phase integrated buck converter; frequency 80 MHz; input-output transient; latched PWM; network-on-chip; nonlinear gain; size 45 nm; stable small-signal dynamic; time 700 ps; unlatched PWM; unlatched pulse-width modulation; Capacitance; Current density; Delay; Pulse width modulation; Switches; Transient analysis; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • ISSN
    0886-5930
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0222-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CICC.2011.6055336
  • Filename
    6055336