Rethinking DC-DC converter design constraints for adaptable systems that target the minimum-energy point

Matthew J. Turnquist; Jani Mäkipää; Markus Hiienkari; Hanh-Phuc Le; Lauri Koskinen

doi:10.1109/ISLPED.2013.6629327

Rethinking DC-DC converter design constraints for adaptable systems that target the minimum-energy point

Matthew J. Turnquist
, Jani Mäkipää
, Markus Hiienkari
, Hanh-Phuc Le
, Lauri Koskinen

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review

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Abstract

This paper explores a new DC-DC converter design constraint for adaptable systems that target the minimum-energy point (MEP). Traditionally, DC-DC converters have regulated to a fixed output voltage over a wide range of input voltages. For energy-constrained systems that target the MEP, regulating them to a fixed voltage is unnecessary since changes in the output voltage near the MEP have little impact on the energy per cycle. This paper applies a new and traditional design constraint to a 3:1 series-parallel switched-capacitor (SC) DC-DC converter in 28 nm CMOS. The new design constraint allows for decreased design time, less area, and less system-level energy per cycle compared to traditional constraints.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED)
Publisher	IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Pages	383-388
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4799-1235-3, 978-1-4799-1234-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISLPED.2013.6629327
Publication status	Published - 2013
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design, ISLPED 2013 - Beijing, China Duration: 4 Sept 2013 → 6 Sept 2013

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Conference	ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design, ISLPED 2013
Abbreviated title	ISLPED 2013
Country/Territory	China
City	Beijing
Period	4/09/13 → 6/09/13

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Turnquist, M. J., Mäkipää, J., Hiienkari, M., Le, H.-P., & Koskinen, L. (2013). Rethinking DC-DC converter design constraints for adaptable systems that target the minimum-energy point. In International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED) (pp. 383-388). IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISLPED.2013.6629327

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Turnquist, MJ, Mäkipää, J, Hiienkari, M, Le, H-P & Koskinen, L 2013, Rethinking DC-DC converter design constraints for adaptable systems that target the minimum-energy point. in International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED). IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, pp. 383-388, ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design, ISLPED 2013, Beijing, China, 4/09/13. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISLPED.2013.6629327

Rethinking DC-DC converter design constraints for adaptable systems that target the minimum-energy point. / Turnquist, Matthew J.; Mäkipää, Jani; Hiienkari, Markus et al.
International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED). IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 2013. p. 383-388.

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