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Table 2 Comparison vs. state of the art, operating conditions

From: Hard macrocells for DC/DC converter in automotive embedded mechatronic systems

 

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Wide temp. range °C

−40 to 150

No

No

−40 to 125

−40 to 150

Converter type

Step-up/down

Step-up/down

Step-up

Step-down

Step-up/down

fSW, kHz

444, 888

100

<500

300, 500

90

Input voltage, V

2.5 to 60

3.3

8 to 20

7.5 to 40

7 to 60

Output voltage, V

1 to 48

1 to 4.5

12 to 20

0.5 to 36

1.65 to 48

Digital prog. out

Yes

No

No

No

Partially

Low power mode

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Slope control

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Dithering

Yes

No

No

No

No

Diagnostic

Yes

No

No

Reduced

Reduced