Design flow for Digital Integrated DC/DC Converter

A design flow for a family of DC/DC converters with integrated switches and digital controller is realized. This design flow contains simulation and hardware evaluation tools which result in a fast optimization of the converter and a fast realization on silicon. The design flow makes extensive use of tools known from a digital design environment. The design flow covers the whole range from initial specification to layout. It includes the choice of different operational modes and optimization of silicon real estate. The generated VHDL code is used for hardware evaluation and for layout generation. With this design flow, stand-alone as well as embedded DC/DC converters have been realized. These converters offer a fast response on load variation and a high efficiency over a wide output power range.