A DC-DC converter with an inductor connected in series with a power
transistor between first and second terminals of a DC supply source, and
with a modulator circuit that has a control output connected to a control
gate of the power transistor. The modulator circuit provides a periodic
pulse signal the duty cycle of which determines an output voltage at an
output terminal of the converter. The modulator circuit comprises an
oscillator that determines the frequency of the periodic pulse signal.
The modulator circuit also comprises a feedforward structure that
determines an approximated duty cycle for the pulse signal based on the
value of the input voltage, the sensed output voltage and the amount of
current flow in the inductor. An error amplifier in the modulator has a
first input connected to a reference voltage source, a second input
connected to the output terminal of the converter and an output that
supplies a corrective signal used by the modulator to adjust the duty
cycle of the pulse signal. Thus, a multiple path feedforward topology is
proposed which delivers to the modulator information on input voltage,
output voltage and switch current. The feedforward concept is
complemented by a low gain error amplifier which compares the output
voltage to the reference voltage, which is preferably internal.