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Driver circuitry and electronic device including a multipurpose inductor

US10250011B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Ward Van Der Tempel · Bonheiden, BE
Maarten Kuijk · Berchem, BE
Gobinath JEGANNATHAN · Etterbeek, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 16, 2017
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 7, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05B47/16
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Driver circuitry including an inductor configured to be used both as an inductor of a buck converter and to provide high-speed pulse driving of a load. The driver circuitry includes the buck converter, which includes a first switch, a second switch and a comparator configured to drive the first switch and the second switch. The inductor is connected between the first switch and the second switch of the buck converter and the load and supplies current to drive the load.

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