Session 27 overview: Power-converter techniques: Power management subcommittee

The session on Power Converter Techniques presents improvements of power density, power efficiency and power dissipation in switched-capacitor, hybrid, linear and inductor-based DC-DC converters and power modulators. The first paper addresses the fully integrated fine-grained rational buck-boost converter with switched capacitor. The next four papers present innovative ideas in inductor-based DC-DC converters including capacitor-assisted hybrid DC-DC converters. This is followed by two high-frequency HPUE-capable envelope-tracking power modulators. An LDO is also presented that achieves good transient response under Hi-Lo-Hi transient stimulus. Finally, the last paper introduces the on-chip resonant-gate-drive SC converter for near-threshold computing.