World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Published August 21, 2008 | Version 11094
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Self Compensating ON Chip LDO Voltage Regulator in 180nm

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An on chip low drop out voltage regulator that employs elegant compensation scheme is presented in this paper. The novelty in this design is that the device parasitic capacitances are exploited for compensation at different loads. The proposed LDO is designed to provide a constant voltage of 1.2V and is implemented in UMC 180 nano meter CMOS technology. The voltage regulator presented improves stability even at lighter loads and enhances line and load regulation.

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