Research Article

A High Efficiency Li-Ion Battery LDO-Based Charger for Portable Application

Table 1

Summary of simulation results.

TopologyAdaptive LDO
Technology0.18 μm
Supply voltage (V)4.8–5
Efficiency (%)87 at 4.8 V
84 at 5 V
Output voltage (V)2.5–4.2
Maximum charging current 448 mA
Chip area 1.172 mm2