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DC–DC converter for fuel-cells and portable devices in digital CMOS technology

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The manuscript discusses the design of an integrated DC–DC power converter in a digital 0.18 μm CMOS technology for fuel cells and portable applications. By means of a combined boost and switched-capacitor architecture and design optimization a suitable efficiency has been achieved without resorting to special process options and with a limited number of passive external components. The achieved results enable the implementation of a power-converter system for fuel-cell featuring low-cost and small size, as required by the market of portable devices.

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  1. Dip. di Ingegneria dell’ Informazione, University of Parma, 43100, Parma, Italy

    Andrea Boni & Alessandro Carboni

  2. Silis s.r.l, 43100, Parma, Italy

    Alessio Facen

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Boni, A., Carboni, A. & Facen, A. DC–DC converter for fuel-cells and portable devices in digital CMOS technology. Analog Integr Circ Sig Process 55, 93–102 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-008-9152-2

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