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Converter Topologies and Fundamentals

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To build a solid understanding of the capacitive conversion technique, this chapter introduces the fundamental characteristics of capacitive DC–DC converters.

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    In practice multi-state converters are a rarity (Ben-Yaakov and Kushnerov 2009). Two-state converters are used in most of the publications.

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    Embedded memories require voltage of 5–10 V which is typically higher than the supply voltage of the accompanying chips.

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    Feed-forward biasing denotes the biasing of diode-connected MOS devices by means of a next stage voltage node in the diode string, operating at a higher voltage. By doing this the threshold voltage can be reduced and power loss in the diode is cut.

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Van Breussegem, T., Steyaert, M. (2013). Converter Topologies and Fundamentals. In: CMOS Integrated Capacitive DC-DC Converters. Analog Circuits and Signal Processing. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4280-6_2

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