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Analog-assisted digital low dropout regulator (AAD-LDO) with 59% faster transient response and 28% ripple reduction

Mori et al., 2013

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6379773365049048695
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Mori K
Okuma Y
Zhang X
Fuketa H
Sakurai T
Takamiya M
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Extended Abstracts of the 2013 Int. Conf. Solid State Devices and Materials

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An analog-assisted digital low dropout regulator (AAD-LDO) is proposed to solve the problems of a slow transient response and a large output ripple in a conventional digital LDO. In AAD-LDO, a fast-response auxiliary analog LDO is added to the digital LDO in …
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