A power converter is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the power
converter includes a first stage including a current source for
generating a current signal, and a second stage. The second stage
includes n output circuits coupled to the current source for converting
the current signal into n corresponding output voltages. Each of the n
output circuits includes an output switch responsive to a corresponding
n.sup.th control signal for regulating the corresponding n.sup.th output
voltage. The second stage further includes a controller for generating
the n control signals. The controller includes, for each of the n output
circuits, an error amplifier, a waveform generator, and a summing
circuit. Each error amplifier generates an output signal based upon a
comparison of the output voltage of the n.sup.th output circuit and a
corresponding n.sup.th reference voltage. Each waveform generator
generates a waveform signal. The waveform signals for the n output
circuits are characterized by a common amplitude and period, and the
phases of the waveforms signals are spaced at predetermined intervals.
The summing circuit sums the output of the error amplifier and the
waveform signal to generate an amplitude-shifted waveform signal. The
controller further includes a comparator circuit for outputting the n
control signals to the output switches based upon a comparison of the
relative amplitudes of the amplitude-shifted waveform signals.