On-chip compensated error amplifier for fast transient DC-DC converters

Abstract

A novel on-chip compensated error amplifier for fast transient response of DC-DC converters is presented in this paper. The error amplifier uses on-chip current-mode Miller capacitor to replace a large off-chip capacitor. We only use three transistors and one voltage follower to implement this novel on-chip compensated error amplifier for fast transient DC-DC converters. Owing to the current-mode implementation, we can redirect the equivalent current to charge or discharge the output capacitor of the error amplifier to improve the transient response time. Not only on-chip compensated error amplifier is implemented without off-chip components and I/O pins, but also it can have fast transient response. The analytic equations guarantee the compensated correctness of the proposed circuit. With the proposed error amplifier, the transient response of DC-DC converters is improved significantly. Simulation results demonstrate the stability and the fast transient response of the DC-DC converters.