Charging a capacitor array of a switched-capacitor (SC) dc-dc converter, supplying load
circuits with a very short active period, can be pivotal to achieve high energy efficiency of its …

In this paper, an analytic model of the energy consumption of the Stepwise Adiabatic Circuits
(SAC) when it is possible to discharge the load capacitor is proposed. Using this model …

The charging efficiency of a lithium-ion capacitor (LIC) is an important problem. Until now,
due to the stepwise charging method, the charging efficiency of 95.5% has been realized …

There are cases in energy supply applications with low-power batteries, where the power
required by the load is larger than the supply maximum deliverable power. Using a capacitor …

An adiabatic circuit was designed for dissipationless charging of a capacitor. The duty ratio
of the switching transistors is changed stepwise and controlled by a microprocessor. The …

An adiabatic reversible circuit was designed for charging a Lithium ion capacitor. The duty
ratio of the switching transistors is digitally controlled by a microprocessor. A Lithium ion …

This paper presents a full system, based on two dedicated ASICs, to drive and control a
resonant piezoelectric micromirror. The driving ASIC, exploiting the essentially capacitive …

The System-In-Package here presented manages the movement of a couple of
piezoelectric mirrors used for Raster Scan Projection applications. Its partitioning consists …

MEMS and piezoelectric actuators are finding more and more large applications in
electronics. Micro-mirror, MEMS speakers, piezo inkjet printer, and pMUTs are in fact …

In this paper, an analysis on the stepwise adiabatic circuits is presented. In this analysis, the
energy consumption of stepwise adiabatic circuits for the case where it is possible to recycle …