A clamping circuit of a DC/DC regulator includes a reference current
generator to generate a reference current. The reference current can be
based upon a specified maximum voltage across a bootstrap capacitor of
the DC/DC regulator. The clamping circuit also includes a current
generator that generates a current based on the voltage across the
bootstrap capacitor. The current generated by the current generator is
compared to the generated reference current. Based on the comparison, the
voltage across the bootstrap capacitor is regulated. By regulating the
voltage across the bootstrap capacitor based on current, rather than
based directly on the voltage across the capacitor, the design of the
clamping circuit is simplified compared to voltage-based implementations.