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7619400 Compact voltage step-up/step-down switching regulator  
This patent specification describes a switching regulator which includes a step-up/step-down unit configured to generate an output voltage by stepping up or down an input voltage in accordance with...
7619395 End-point prediction scheme for voltage regulators  
An End-Point Prediction scheme is described for voltage-mode buck regulators to generate adaptive output voltage to integrated-circuit systems. Internal nodal voltages of the regulator controller...
7615973 Adder and current mode switching regulator  
Provided is an adder in which all of circuits can be constituted by CMOS transistors, a process is simplified, and a chip size can be reduced as compared with a conventional art. The adder...
7609036 Control device for a switching converter and related switching converter  
A control device for a switching converter having an input terminal, an output terminal, a semi-bridge of a first and second transistor coupled between the input terminal and a reference voltage,...
7599484 Element management system for managing line-powered network elements  
A method of managing power at an element management system for a power sourcing network element and a power sinking network element of an access network is provided. The method includes identifying...
7596006 Reducing output ripple from a switched mode power converter  
The present invention pertains to a switching regulator having two inductors that discharge stored energy during the switching operation to an output capacitor, which integrates the pulses and...
7595618 DC voltage converter with a detector circuit configured to distinguish between operating modes  
A DC voltage converter is provided that cyclically converts an input-side supply voltage into an output voltage, and includes an inductive storage element connected between a supply voltage...
RE40915 Programmable current-sensing circuit providing continuous temperature compensation for DC-DC converter  
A current-sensing and correction circuit having programmable temperature compensation circuitry that is incorporated into a pulse width modulation controller of a buck mode DC—DC converter. The...
7586294 Current resonance type DC/DC converter actualizing a stable zero-current switching  
In a current resonance type DC/DC converter for converting an input voltage into an output voltage, a control circuit has an edge detection circuit for detecting edges of a driving control signal...
7579817 Constant-voltage circuit capable of reducing time required for starting, semiconductor apparatus including constant-voltage circuit, and control method of constant-voltage circuit  
A constant-voltage circuit includes a switching regulator and a series regulator each configured to start operating according to a selection signal input from outside the integrated circuit for...
7570033 Apparatus and method for PWM buck-or-boost converter with smooth transition between modes  
A PWM buck-or-boost converter is provided. The converter includes an error amplifier, a rectifier/splitter, a first comparator, and a second comparator. The rectifier/splitter provides two signals...
7570032 Regulator with integrator in feedback signal  
A control device for a switching converter has an input terminal and an output terminal; the converter includes a half-bridge of a first and a second transistor coupled between the input terminal...
7570031 Method and apparatus for preventing multiple attempted firings of a semiconductor switch in a load control device  
A two-wire load control device, such as a dimmer, is operable to control the amount of power delivered to an electrical load, such as a magnetic low-voltage (MLV) load, and comprises a...
7531993 Half bridge circuit and method of operating a half bridge circuit  
A half bridge circuit has a first switch having at least one control gate and a second switch having at least two control gates. A first driver has an output connected to a control gate of the...
7528588 Method and circuit for limiting output voltage in a switched-mode power supply and a switched-mode power supply  
A switched-mode power supply ( 200, 300, 400 ) comprises a primary side, a secondary side and a transformer ( 103, 303, 403 ) therebetween. An output on the secondary side delivers an output...
7508175 System and method for reducing body diode conduction  
A circuit for minimizing the effect of a parasitic body diode by combining a power electronics switching circuit with a pinch-off switch and a delay function.
7504812 Transient behavior while switching between control loops in a switching voltage regulator  
A voltage switching regulator includes a pulsewidth modulation (PWM) controller providing voltage regulation when the voltage switching regulator is experiencing being in an high-power mode. A...
7501801 Power supply output voltage trimming  
A power supply trim control signal is produced by integrating differences between monitored and target values of the output voltage of a power supply. Register storage requirements are reduced by...
7498791 Reverse current preventing circuit and method  
A synchronous switching voltage converter has a first switch, a second switch, and an inductor, which are all coupled together to a switch node. A reverse current preventing circuit has a current...
7492138 Synchronous rectifier circuits and method for utilizing common source inductance of the synchronous FET  
A method of improving the operation of a synchronous rectifier circuit which includes a switching transistor and synchronous transistor, by providing an operatively effective value of inductance in...
7492132 Switching regulator  
The present invention provides a switching regulator having good stability compatible with a good response and an enhanced protection function. A first capacitor is placed between an output end of...
7489118 Method and apparatus for high-efficiency DC stabilized power supply capable of effectively reducing noises and ripples  
Methods and apparatuses for generating DC stabilized power are described. A DC stabilized power supply apparatus includes a voltage switching control circuit and first and second power supply...
7489117 Dynamic conversion circuit for a voltage regulator module  
The invention relates to a dynamic conversion circuit for improving the transient response of a switching DC-DC converter, such as in a voltage regulator module (VRM). The dynamic conversion...
7482795 Pre-bias protection circuit for converter  
A pre-bias protection circuit for a converter circuit including a switching stage having high-and low-side switches connected in series at a switching node and an output stage connected to the...
7482792 IC with fully integrated DC-to-DC power converter  
In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes a semiconductor device that includes a functional circuit and a dc-to-dc power converter. The power converter converts, regulates, and filters a...
7482789 Step-up converter  
A step-up converter includes an inductor which receives input voltage Vi at one end, a first FET of the first conduction type which functions as a switch for determining whether or not energy is...
7482788 Buck converter for both full load and light load operations  
A high efficiency buck converter has power-saving means to improve the efficiency under both heavy load and light load conditions. A first circuit generates an oscillation signal and a power-saving...
7482765 Lighting control apparatus of lighting device for vehicle  
When a forward direction voltage of any of several LEDs 14 to 20 is lowered, a drain voltage of an NMOS transistor 70 employed in any of series regulators 24 to 30 becomes higher than a...
7479773 Synchronous rectification switching regulator and switching method  
A synchronous rectification switching regulator includes a reverse current prevention circuit unit that detects a symptom of a reverse current flowing in a direction from an output terminal to a...
7479768 System and method for providing variable gain loop control for use in adaptive voltage scaling  
A system and method is disclosed for providing efficient closed loop feedback control in an adaptive voltage scaling system. The closed loop feedback circuitry of the invention comprises variable...
7466111 Power supply unit and portable apparatus utilizing the same  
An input source voltage is supplied from a battery for example to a switching power supply circuit such as a switching DC-DC converter via a series regulator for stepping down the input source...
7466037 Power supply control circuit  
A power supply control circuit is disclosed. The power supply control circuit controls a current which is supplied from a power source to a load. The power supply control circuit includes a reverse...
7456622 Circuit for starting up a synchronous step-up DC/DC converter and the method thereof  
The low voltage circuit for starting up a synchronous step-up DC/DC converter, which connects to a voltage source through an inductor, includes a P-type power transistor, an N-type power transistor...
7443146 Auxiliary turn-on mechanism for reducing conduction loss in body-diode of low side MOSFET of coupled-inductor DC-DC converter  
Conduction loss in the body-diode of a low side MOSFET of a power switching stage of one phase of a coupled-inductor, multi-phase DC-DC converter circuit, associated with current flow in the output...
7443145 Switching regulator  
A switching regulator for generating a regulated output voltage comprises a charging switch, a network with a coil, a capacitor and a diode as well as a control to open and close the charging...
7443144 Voltage regulation system comprising operating condition detection means  
The invention relates to a system for generating an output voltage (Vout) from an input voltage (Vup), said system comprising:—regulation means (T 1 ) for regulating said output voltage (Vout) to...
7441921 Backlight unit and method of driving the same  
A backlight unit includes at least one cold cathode fluorescent lamp arranged at a lower end of a bottom cover, external electrode fluorescent lamps arranged on the bottom cover above the cold...
7439716 DC-DC converter and method  
A DC-DC converter and method for compensating for errors in the DC-DC converter. The DC-DC converter includes an inductor coupled for receiving a source of operating voltage through a plurality of...
7436158 Low-gain current-mode voltage regulator  
In a low-gain current-mode voltage regulator having a PWM comparator in response to the varying output voltage and inductor current of the voltage regulator to produce a PWM signal to regulate the...
7436157 Device for preparing a supply voltage  
A device for preparing a supply voltage contains an input for receiving the supply voltage and a voltage converter for transforming an input voltage present at an input of the voltage converter...
7432688 Soft-transition controller of a synchronous converter  
The present invention provides a soft-transition controller for use with a synchronous converter having primary and secondary rectifiers. In one embodiment, the soft-transition controller includes...
7408329 Power supply unit for gas discharge processes  
A method of generating an output DC voltage of a gas discharge process voltage supply unit, in which in a first voltage transformation stage a first DC voltage is transformed into a second DC...
7402958 Display power partitioning  
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a voltage regulator is disclosed. The voltage regulator includes a step-down portion to step down an input voltage to a desired voltage when...
7394264 Device for non-dissipative measurement of the current in an inductor  
The invention relates to a device for measuring current in an inductor and being connected in parallel with said inductor. The device includes a network in parallel with the inductor and connected...
7388354 Methods and devices for low noise current source with dynamic power distribution  
Systems and methods for increasing driver power dissipation efficiency in a low noise current supply utilizing a power supply and a voltage regulator to power an output current regulator. An analog...
7385375 Control circuit for a depletion mode switch and method of operating the same  
A control circuit for a power converter employing a depletion mode switch and a method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the control circuit includes a controller configured to control the...
7383145 Programmable calibration circuit for power supply current sensing and droop loss compensation  
A circuit for regulating power is disclosed. The present invention provides circuits and methods for current sensing variations, static droop settings, mismatched phase outputs, and temperature...
7372241 Apparatus and method for switching voltage regulation  
A regulator is provided. The regulator includes a main switch, a synchronous switch, an inductor, a sample-and-hold circuit, a ramp generator, a PWM comparator, an error amplifier, and a current...
7372238 Apparatus and method for step-down switching voltage regulation  
A current mode PWM buck regulator is provided. The regulator includes a top-side transistor, a bottom-side transistor, an inductor, a sample-and-hold circuit, a ramp generator, a PWM comparator, an...
7365525 Protection for switched step up/step down regulators  
A four switch voltage converter is regulated for buck mode and boost mode under constant frequency valley-peak current mode control. Protection circuits are responsive to output voltage and...
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