A VOLTAGE REDUCTION TECHNIQUE FOR BATTERY-OPERATED SYSTEMS

被引:25
作者
VONKAENEL, V
MACKEN, P
DEGRAUWE, MGR
机构
[1] Recherche et Développement, Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique, NeuchÂtel 7, S.A
[2] Recherche et Développement Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique, NeuchÂtel 7., S.A.
关键词
Integrated Circuits; CMOS;
D O I
10.1109/4.62134
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A self-regulating voltage reduction circuit is presented which adjusts the internal supply voltage at the lowest value compatible with the speed requirements of the chip, taking temperature and technology parameters into account. Besides enhancing reliability, this new technique also saves power, which is important for battery-operated systems such as laptop computers and portable instrumentation for radio-communication systems. © 1990 IEEE
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页码:1136 / 1140
页数:5
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