Design And Analysis Of A Fast Transient Voltage Regulator With All Ceramic Output Capacitors For Mobile Microprocessors

The need to have fast transient response of the voltage regulator is driven by the increasing current slew rate of the mobile microprocessor. Hence, optimizing the switching frequency of the voltage regulator becomes an important step to achieve a balance between preserving the efficiency of the vo...

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Main Author: Lee , Chun Heng
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description The need to have fast transient response of the voltage regulator is driven by the increasing current slew rate of the mobile microprocessor. Hence, optimizing the switching frequency of the voltage regulator becomes an important step to achieve a balance between preserving the efficiency of the voltage regulator and improving the transient response. Besides, output capacitor solution with multilayer ceramic capacitor has also become more popular due to its small size and cheap cost. Over the years, even though the topology of the buck converter remains unchanged, there are plenty of innovations and breakthroughs in the power stage of the voltage regulator and controller technology. In addition, output impedance oriented design and adaptive voltage positioning (AVP) feature are also introduced to address the transient requirements. Apart from improving the dynamic response of the voltage regulator, many research works also focus on improving the efficiency of the voltage regulator, especially for battery-powered systems. A fast transient voltage regulator with all ceramic output capacitors for mobile microprocessor is proposed in this study. The outcome of the study shows that the voltage regulator designed is stable with the proposed type and number of multilayer ceramic capacitors. More importantly, the actual transient results correlate well with the simulation results where minimal transient droop and overshoot are observed with a dynamic current load step with a slew rate of 10.5A per 1 μs. In conclusion, a fast transient voltage regulator with all ceramic output capacitors is designed and analyzed which proven to have better transient performance compared to the original design on the test board.
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spelling my.usm.eprints.41197 http://eprints.usm.my/41197/ Design And Analysis Of A Fast Transient Voltage Regulator With All Ceramic Output Capacitors For Mobile Microprocessors Lee , Chun Heng TK7800-8360 Electronics The need to have fast transient response of the voltage regulator is driven by the increasing current slew rate of the mobile microprocessor. Hence, optimizing the switching frequency of the voltage regulator becomes an important step to achieve a balance between preserving the efficiency of the voltage regulator and improving the transient response. Besides, output capacitor solution with multilayer ceramic capacitor has also become more popular due to its small size and cheap cost. Over the years, even though the topology of the buck converter remains unchanged, there are plenty of innovations and breakthroughs in the power stage of the voltage regulator and controller technology. In addition, output impedance oriented design and adaptive voltage positioning (AVP) feature are also introduced to address the transient requirements. Apart from improving the dynamic response of the voltage regulator, many research works also focus on improving the efficiency of the voltage regulator, especially for battery-powered systems. A fast transient voltage regulator with all ceramic output capacitors for mobile microprocessor is proposed in this study. The outcome of the study shows that the voltage regulator designed is stable with the proposed type and number of multilayer ceramic capacitors. More importantly, the actual transient results correlate well with the simulation results where minimal transient droop and overshoot are observed with a dynamic current load step with a slew rate of 10.5A per 1 μs. In conclusion, a fast transient voltage regulator with all ceramic output capacitors is designed and analyzed which proven to have better transient performance compared to the original design on the test board. 2015 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/41197/1/LEE_CHUN_HENG_24_Pages.pdf Lee , Chun Heng (2015) Design And Analysis Of A Fast Transient Voltage Regulator With All Ceramic Output Capacitors For Mobile Microprocessors. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Design And Analysis Of A Fast Transient Voltage Regulator With All Ceramic Output Capacitors For Mobile Microprocessors
title Design And Analysis Of A Fast Transient Voltage Regulator With All Ceramic Output Capacitors For Mobile Microprocessors
title_full Design And Analysis Of A Fast Transient Voltage Regulator With All Ceramic Output Capacitors For Mobile Microprocessors
title_fullStr Design And Analysis Of A Fast Transient Voltage Regulator With All Ceramic Output Capacitors For Mobile Microprocessors
title_full_unstemmed Design And Analysis Of A Fast Transient Voltage Regulator With All Ceramic Output Capacitors For Mobile Microprocessors
title_short Design And Analysis Of A Fast Transient Voltage Regulator With All Ceramic Output Capacitors For Mobile Microprocessors
title_sort design and analysis of a fast transient voltage regulator with all ceramic output capacitors for mobile microprocessors
topic TK7800-8360 Electronics
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