CMOS Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit

(Voltage Regulator)
Introduction

• Linear regulator

• LDO

• Switching regulator
Basic linear regulator

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More of linear regulators

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Basic voltage regulator

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Basic voltage regulator-cadence

=1.56 V
Out vs Vin

500 Ohm load

Iout=3.066 mA,
Vout=1.533

~20 mV/V
Out vs Vin-Low current

5000 Ohm load, 500 Ohm load

Iout=0.306 mA, Iout=3.066 mA,
Vout=1.532 Vout=1.533

=0.362 mV/mA
CMOS LDO regulator

PMOS (can act as

common source
amplifier!!!!
Switching Regulator
instead of creating a resistance
between input and output, it connects an
inductor between the two for short
periods of time.

The average output voltage is simply

proportional to the duty-cycle, but
there is a noticeable ripple at output.
Switching Converter
Conclusion
• Linear regulator not efficient
• LDO is tricky
• Switching regulator efficiency but
noisy
• Watchout for oscillation (feedback)
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