IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences
Online ISSN : 1745-1337
Print ISSN : 0916-8508
Special Section on VLSI Design and CAD Algorithms
A High-Efficiency On-Chip DC-DC Down-Conversion Using Selectable Supply-Voltage Charge-Recycling
Byung-Do YANG
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2011 Volume E94.A Issue 12 Pages 2676-2684

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This paper proposes a high-efficiency on-chip DC-DC down-conversion technique using selectable supply-voltage charge-recycling. This technique converts an external high supply-voltage (2×VDD) to an on-chip low supply-voltage (VDD) by using charge-recycling. It partitions the original logic using VDD into high logic (H-logic) and low logic (L-logic), consuming nearly the same amount of power. The H-logic uses a higher supply-voltage (2×VDD and VDD). The L-logic uses a lower supply-voltage (VDD and ground). The charge used in the H-logic is recycled in the L-logic. In order to reduce a charge mismatch between the H-logic and the L-logic, this scheme dynamically changes the ratio between the H-logic and the L-logic by selecting the supply-voltages used by the divided logic blocks. To verify the DC-DC down-conversion using the proposed charge-recycling scheme, a test chip was fabricated using a 0.35µm CMOS technology. Its power efficiency was measured at 93%.

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