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Describing in detail the consequences of current trends in miniaturization and clock frequency increase on voltage regulators, this is an invaluable reference for those needing to grasp the key performance limitations as well as opportunities for improvement.

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This book deals with energy delivery challenges of the power processing unit of modern computer microprocessors. It describes in detail the consequences of current trends in miniaturization and clock frequency increase, upon the power delivery unit, referred to as voltage regulator. This is an invaluable reference for anybody needing to understand the key performance limitations and opportunities for improvement, from both a circuit and systems perspective, of state-of-the-art power solutions for next generation CPUs.

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Introduction.- Model level 0: Switching behavior of power MOSFETs.- Model level 1: Piecewise linear analytical switching model.- Model level 2: Power loss model.- Model level 3: Optimization.- Roadmap Targets.- Conclusion.

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