TY - JOUR
T1 - High-efficiency high-current drive power converter IC for wearable medical devices
AU - Chu, Yen Chia
AU - Artan, Nabi Sertac
AU - Czarkowski, Dariusz
AU - Chang-Chien, Le Ren
AU - Chao, Jonathan
PY - 2015/12/4
Y1 - 2015/12/4
N2 - Nowadays multi-functional wearable devices generally require high current drive capability because microcontrollers (MCU) or rechargeable batteries are embedded inside. To achieve both high current and high power efficiency, this article presents a switched-inductor-based AC-DC buck converter that is implemented on a 0.18μm chip manufacturing process for transcutaneously powered wearable devices. Different from multi-stage AC-DC converters that were widely used for wearable devices, the presented single-stage circuit has concise structure but provides flexible voltage output, high efficiency, and high current drive capability. The maximum output current can go up to 250 mA, and the peak efficiency is measured as 80.1% for 100mA load current. The chip size is 185μm × 260 μm.
AB - Nowadays multi-functional wearable devices generally require high current drive capability because microcontrollers (MCU) or rechargeable batteries are embedded inside. To achieve both high current and high power efficiency, this article presents a switched-inductor-based AC-DC buck converter that is implemented on a 0.18μm chip manufacturing process for transcutaneously powered wearable devices. Different from multi-stage AC-DC converters that were widely used for wearable devices, the presented single-stage circuit has concise structure but provides flexible voltage output, high efficiency, and high current drive capability. The maximum output current can go up to 250 mA, and the peak efficiency is measured as 80.1% for 100mA load current. The chip size is 185μm × 260 μm.
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U2 - 10.1587/elex.12.20150953
DO - 10.1587/elex.12.20150953
M3 - Letter
AN - SCOPUS:84951798938
VL - 12
JO - IEICE Electronics Express
JF - IEICE Electronics Express
SN - 1349-2543
IS - 24
ER -