High-Performance Integrated Charge Pumps: Design and Novel Solutions [Hardcover]

This book enables readers to gain a deep understanding of the challenges related to the design of a charge pump (CP). Analysis, modeling, design strategies and topologies are treated in detail. Novel and high-performance CP topologies and related design are organized in a coherent manner, with particular care devoted to ultra-low power and energy harvesting applications. The authors provide basic theoretical foundations as needed, in order to set the stage for readers comprehension of analyses and results. Exhaustive methodologies are presented and analytical derivations are included, enabling readers to gain insight on the main dependencies among the relevant circuit parameters.

Introduction.- Integrated Charge Pump Basics.- Variations and Evolution of Dickson CP Topologies.- Strategies and Design for High-Speed Dickson CP Applications.- Strategies and Design for Low-Power.- Strategies and Design for Ultra Low-Voltage Dickson CP Applications.- Dickson CP Control Circuits.- Unconventional CP Applications.- Conclusions.

Andrea Ballo joined the University of Catania in 2017 where is now an assistant professor of electronics. His primary research interests are in analog and mixed-signal circuits and in electronic systems for energy harvesting or power transferring in IoT applications. In 2023 he gained the Italian National Scientific Qualification for the position of Associate Professor. Prof. Ballo is an Associate Editor at the Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers. He is author of more than 50 publications on international journals and conference proceedings.

Alfio Dario Grasso joined the University of Catania in 2003 where is now an associate professor of electronics. His primary reselƒC