Disclosed is a system and method for synchronizing switching regulators in
an electronic system so that switching interference from the regulators
may be kept from a given spectral region of interest. The system does
this by selecting a fundamental frequency such that each of the switching
frequencies corresponding to each of the switching regulators is a
harmonic of the fundamental frequency. Further, the fundamental frequency
is selected so that none of the switching regulators, each of which are
driven by an harmonic of the fundamental frequency, generates switching
interference in the spectral region of interest. Each of the switching
regulators has a synchronization clock, which multiplies or divides the
master clock frequency by an allocated harmonic factor. Each harmonic
factor is selected to that the switching frequency is within the
operating range of the particular switching regulator.