Voltage control

A Bi-Directional Dual-Path Boost–Buck Hybrid Converter for High-Voltage Power Transmission Delivery Cable in Humanoid Robots

A Bi-Directional Dual-Path Boost–Buck Hybrid Converter for High-Voltage Power Transmission Delivery Cable in Humanoid Robots 150 150

Abstract:

Humanoid robots have great potential to replace human labors for various tasks in the near future. For a centralized energy storage system in humanoid robots, its battery pack (heart) is located in the main body while the energy is mostly consumed through its legs and hands, demanding thick wires (strong …

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A 0.4-V 32-kHz Pulse-Injection Temperature-Compensated Crystal Oscillator With Sub-Cycle CL Modulation and DLL-Reused Temperature Sensor

A 0.4-V 32-kHz Pulse-Injection Temperature-Compensated Crystal Oscillator With Sub-Cycle CL Modulation and DLL-Reused Temperature Sensor 150 150

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This article presents a 0.4-V 32 kHz pulse-injection (PI) temperature-compensated crystal oscillator (TCXO) that incorporates subcycle capacitive load ( $C_{\text {L}}$ ) modulation for frequency compensation. The proposed TCXO compensates for the crystal’s frequency deviation ( $\Delta f$ ) by dynamically adjusting the enabling duration of the additional $C_{\text {L}}$ within each …

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3D-IC Chiplet Integrated Power Supply With LDO, SCVR, and Buck DC–DC Converter

3D-IC Chiplet Integrated Power Supply With LDO, SCVR, and Buck DC–DC Converter 150 150

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With the rapid advancement of chiplet and heterogenous integration technologies, delivering power through the package, redistribution layer (RDL), and chip layers in 3-D space has become a fundamental challenge for high-performance SoCs. This letter provides a comprehensive overview of power delivery solutions, including low-dropout regulator (LDOs), switched capacitor converters, and …

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A 40.68-MHz Dual-Output Wireless Power Transfer System for Millimeter-Scale Biomedical Implants

A 40.68-MHz Dual-Output Wireless Power Transfer System for Millimeter-Scale Biomedical Implants 150 150

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This article presents a single-link, dual-output wireless power transfer (WPT) system operating at 40.68 MHz for miniature, high-power biomedical implants. The elevated carrier frequency enables a millimeter-scale receiver (RX) coil while maintaining link efficiency and output power comparable to low-frequency WPT designs. End-to-end (E2E) efficiency is optimized through global power …

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A Dual-Input Bidirectional Three-Level Battery Charger Using Coarse-Fine V CF Balancing and Frequency Foldback Control for Foldable Mobile Applications

A Dual-Input Bidirectional Three-Level Battery Charger Using Coarse-Fine V CF Balancing and Frequency Foldback Control for Foldable Mobile Applications 150 150

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Foldable mobile applications recently have been leading the battery charger to have a slim height with a small form-factor and high efficiency at higher input voltages to increase the power density. Another trend for mobile applications is the power sharing, which enables to supply two mobile devices simultaneously. To meet …

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A Low-Jitter Fractional-N Digital PLL Using a Quantization-Error-Compensating BBPD and an Orthogonal-Polynomial-Based LMS Calibration

A Low-Jitter Fractional-N Digital PLL Using a Quantization-Error-Compensating BBPD and an Orthogonal-Polynomial-Based LMS Calibration 150 150

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This work presents a 10.0–11.5-GHz fractional- $N$ digital phase-locked loop (DPLL) using the quantization-error-compensating bang–bang phase detector (QEC-BBPD) that can minimize both the static delay ( $T_{\mathrm {S}}$ ) and the dynamic delay ( $T_{\mathrm {D}}$ ) required for removing the delta-sigma modulator’s ( $\Delta \Sigma $ M) quantization-error (Q-error). Since the …

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A Two-Stage 12–1-V Converter Featuring Regulated Resonant SC Regulators and Collaborative Control Scheme

A Two-Stage 12–1-V Converter Featuring Regulated Resonant SC Regulators and Collaborative Control Scheme 150 150

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In the field of power converters for data centers, the two-stage architecture has received widespread attentions due to its various advantages. Especially, the switched-capacitor voltage regulator (SCVR) becomes popular as the second-stage converter owing to its high efficiency and power density. However, the SCVR suffers from poor voltage regulation and …

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A Fully Integrated Galvanic Isolator for Gate Drivers With Asynchronous 100/167 Mb/s ASK/FSK Full-Duplex Communication

A Fully Integrated Galvanic Isolator for Gate Drivers With Asynchronous 100/167 Mb/s ASK/FSK Full-Duplex Communication 150 150

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A fully integrated galvanic isolator for gate drivers that supports high-speed, asynchronous, full-duplex communication is presented. Data transmission from the microcontroller to the power device is achieved using amplitude-shift keying (ASK) at 100 Mb/s, while simultaneous communication in the opposite direction is implemented using frequency-shift keying (FSK) at 167 Mb/s. …

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SLiMDO: A Single-Link Multi-Domain-Output Isolated DC–DC Converter With Passive Magnetic Flux Sharing for Local Energy Distribution and Rx Behavior Sensing-Based Global Power Modulation

SLiMDO: A Single-Link Multi-Domain-Output Isolated DC–DC Converter With Passive Magnetic Flux Sharing for Local Energy Distribution and Rx Behavior Sensing-Based Global Power Modulation 150 150

Abstract:

This article introduces a small form-factor single-link multi-domain-output (SLiMDO) isolated dc–dc converter design. The proposed design provides two regulated outputs in separate domains in the receiver (Rx) side with a single micro-transformer. These isolated Rxes achieve local voltage regulation and automatic energy distribution across domains through passive magnetic flux …

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