Variable voltage DC-DC converter

1. A DC-DC converter configured to vary an output voltage, comprising:

an oscillator circuit configured to output a first clock signal;

a digital-to-analog converter controlled based on the first clock signal input thereto and configured to output a voltage according to a voltage setting signal;

a delay circuit configured to output a second clock signal delayed by a predetermined delay time with respect to the first clock signal input thereto, a pulse width of the first clock signal being the same as a pulse width of the second clock signal;

an error amplifier circuit having the output voltage of the digital-to-analog converter input thereto as a reference voltage;

a pulse width modulation comparator provided with an output of the error amplifier circuit and a voltage into which a current flowing through an inductor is converted; and

a control part configured to control a switching transistor of the DC-DC converter based on the second clock signal output by the delay circuit and an output of the pulse width modulation comparator.

2. The DC-DC converter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the predetermined delay time is substantially equal to a settling time of the changing output voltage of the digital-to-analog converter at a time when the digital-to-analog converter operates for one clock cycle.

3. The DC-DC converter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the digital-to-analog converter includes an up/down counter, and is configured to output the voltage according to an output code of the up/down counter.

4. The DC-DC converter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the predetermined delay time is substantially equal to a settling time of the digital-to-analog converter before the reference voltage changes for one hit since a pulse of the first clock signal is input to the digital-to-analog converter.