Switched mode assisted linear regulator with seamless transition between power tracking configurations

K Vannorsdel, MD Kuhns, JT Pennanen - US Patent 9,473,023, 2016 - Google Patents
A hybrid regulator includes a switched mode converter (or switched converter) and a linear
amplifier coupled in parallel at a power output node, and cooperatively controlled to Supply …

Switched mode assisted linear regulator with AC coupling with capacitive charge control

C Barth, J Hoversten, S Berg, K Vannorsdel - US Patent 9,112,413, 2015 - Google Patents
Cimino (57) ABSTRACT The disclosed switched mode assisted linear (SMAL) ampli
fier/regulator architecture may be configured as a SMAL regulator to supply power to a …

Switched mode assisted linear regulator with dynamic buck turn-off using ZCD-controlled tub switching

Y Li, K Vannorsdel, SK Berg - US Patent 9,112,409, 2015 - Google Patents
Cimino (57) ABSTRACT A Switched mode assisted linear regulator includes a linear
amplifier (LA) and a buck converter configured as a current Source. In example …

Fast-transient switching converter with type III compensation

N Unno - US Patent 9,948,185, 2018 - Google Patents
A circuit configured for improving the large signal response of a control stage circuit of a
switch mode DC/DC power converter by increasing the differential input range of an error …

Switch mode power converter with overshoot and undershoot transient control circuits

S Ozawa, N Unno, D Kobayashi - US Patent 9,806,617, 2017 - Google Patents
Circuits and methods control output voltage overshoot and undershoot of an SMPC in
response to a load current transient. The SMPC control stage has at least one load variation …

Switching regulator and control method thereof

H Cao - US Patent 11,183,928, 2021 - Google Patents
A novel method to operate a switching regulator is presented. The method includes the
generation of at least two reference signals. A first reference signal is a constant DC voltage …

Voltage regulator, semiconductor device, and data processing system

Y Takehara, K Saikusa, R Kudo… - US Patent App. 13 …, 2014 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0002 The present invention relates to a voltage regulator for generating a
power Supply Voltage, a data processing system including the Voltage regulator, and a …

Method and apparatus for calculating an average value of an inaccessible current from an accessible current

I Cohen - US Patent 9,648,674, 2017 - Google Patents
In a power converter, a circuit determines an average value of an inaccessible current from
an average value of an accessible current and a value of the operating duty cycle of the …

Method and apparatus for improving integrity of processor voltage supply with overshoot mitigation and support for DVFS

A Gelman, T Dosluoglu - US Patent 11,137,822, 2021 - Google Patents
Circuitry may monitor a processor supply voltage and pull power from the processor supply
on a temporary basis when the supply voltage rises above predetermined levels. In some …

Semiconductor device and semiconductor module

H Yoshida, K Oyama, Y Tanaka, S Uota… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A semiconductor device includes: a Voltage-dividing resistor circuit
including first and second resistors connected in series between a power Supply potential …