High power supply rejection wideband Low-Dropout regulator

Abstract

A 90nm 1.4-3.3V CMOS Low-Dropout regulator for noise-sensitive low-current RF blocks in mixed SoC applications is presented. It is based on a two loops topology with replica technique and an additional Gm-C filter introduced in the replica loop for high power supply rejection at both low and high frequencies. Complete PSR and stability analyses are presented. The regulator is implemented in a 90nm CMOS technology and achieves a PSR better than -60dB from 0 to 30MHz with only a 47nF external output capacitor. This architecture is highly versatile since the replica design may remain very basic. The active chip area is only 0.0088mm2, making this LDO an ideal block for a locally distributed power management strategy.