Abstract
A low-dropout linear regulator (LDO) without external capacitors is designed, combining ultra-low power consumption and ultra-fast transient response. The common support voltage of the LDO is 2.5 V to 3.6 V with a stable output voltage of 1.2 V and an output current dynamic range of 10 μA to 20 mA to supply power to other circuit modules. A Rail-to-Rail Input-Output (RRIO) Class AB push-pull output amplifier and a dynamic bias circuit are also designed. Meanwhile, a dynamic bias circuit which can regulate the operating current of error amplifier is proposed by monitoring output voltage variation in order to provide a larger compensation current to the operational amplifier when the load current changes are at high frequency and maintain ultra-low operating current at low clock frequency. The LDO is designed without resistors, and the deep well NMOS is applied in the output stage in order to reduce the difficulty of loop compensation. Designed in a 180 nm CMOS process, the post-simulation results show that under the condition of 40 °C and 3 V input voltage, the static power consumption is 31.7 nA with a settling time (±5%) of less than 35 ns.
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