A multiphase DC/DC converter with voltage-mode hysteretic control and
instantaneous current sharing functionality method and circuit. The
disclosed method and circuit provides independent output voltage
regulation and phases current regulation for the converter in two separate
loops; one of which is concerned with voltage regulation preferably
hysteretic regulation and the other which is concerned with phase current
regulation. In one embodiment, each phase in the DC/DC converter is driven
by a frequency divided signal derived directly from the output voltage
ripple so that each phase has a switching frequency equal to the output
voltage ripple frequency divided by the number of paralleled phase. In
another embodiment, only the phase that carries the smallest current among
a set of phases will be turned ON in each switching cycle to supply power
to the output, avoiding multiple switching. Current sharing and regulation
is achieved without shortening the ON time and with no multiple switching
in any cycle.