NewOpportunities inDC/DCConversion withRecent Developments of MOSFET Technologies

Therequirements ofmodemDC/DCconverters arechanging rapidly withtheincreasing power requirements ofmodemmicro-processors. Higher outputcurrents atvoltages approaching lV, increasing output power andtheneedforsystemminiaturization become areal challenge fordesigners. Inthis paperwe will review some ofthebasic topologies usedinDC/DCconversion andestablish a link torecent developments inthe powerMOSFETtechnologies astheenabling technology tofurther system miniaturization andefficiency.