Michael D. Seeman

TL;DR: In this paper, a switched-capacitor (SC) dc-dc converter's steady-state performance was evaluated through evaluation of its output impedance. But the performance of SC converters was not compared with conventional magnetic-based dc-DC converter circuits, in the context of various application settings.

TL;DR: In this article, the performance of a switched-capacitor (SC) DC-DC converter's steady-state performance through evaluation of its output impedance has been investigated, and a simple formulation has been developed that permits optimization of the capacitor sizes to meet a constraint such as a total capacitance or total energy storage limit, and also permits optimizing switch sizes subject to constraints on total switch conductances or total switch volt-ampere (V-A) products.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a perspective on progress toward realization of efficient, fully integrated dc-dc conversion and regulation functionality in CMOS platforms, and provide a comparative assessment between inductor-based and switched-capacitor approaches.

TL;DR: In this paper, a class of distributed power converters for photovoltaic (PV) energy optimization is discussed, which operate in a parallelladder architecture, enforcing voltage ratios among strings of cells at terminals normally connected to bypass diodes.

TL;DR: With the rising integration levels used to increase digital processing performance, there is a clear need for multiple independent on-chip supplies in order to support per-IP or block power management, and a strong motivation to integrate voltage conversion blocks on the silicon chip.