Hybrid switched-capacitor (SC) converters have shown great promise in achieving high
efficiency and power density for dc-dc conversion. By combining an SC stage with an …

This paper presents an NMOS digital low-dropout regulator (LDO) with fast transient
response and ultra-low quiescent current, to provide a tunable power supply for near …

In this article, a battery-indifferent microcontroller unit (MCU) with wide power-performance
scaling is presented to enable continuous operation with a sub-mm 2 on-chip solar cell …

Disclosed are low power (eg, nanowatt) voltage regulator circuits and devices, systems and
methods using the same for ultra-low power applications, such as, but not limited to, Internet …

This brief surveys the past 20 years of near/sub-threshold digital integrated circuit design.
Most of the chips have been highly characterized for voltage scaling down to near/sub …

Devices, methods, and systems are described that generate process, voltage and
temperature tolerant clock generators, which can be used in low power and low cost …

The disclosed technology can be used to convert direct current voltage and current from an
input to a different or the same voltage and current at an output. One example direct current …

This work introduces reconfiguration for energy-performance adaptation beyond
conventional voltage scaling in microcontroller-based systems. Coordinated thread-level …

Disclosed are techniques that can be used in a semiconduc tor chip to determine
performance such as timing perfor mance. Among other features, supply voltages and clock …

A novel method for the delivery of power to sub-threshold (sub-V t) circuits is proposed. The
unused leakage current during the idle-mode operation of super-threshold (super-V t) …