Digital current mode control for multi-phase voltage regulator circuits
US10951118B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 18, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/365
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A voltage regulator circuit included in a computer system may include multiple phase circuits each coupled to a regulated power supply node via a corresponding inductor. The phase circuits may modify a voltage level of the regulated power supply node using respective control signals generated by a digital control circuit that processes multiple data bits. An analog-to-digital converter circuit may compare the voltage level of the regulated power supply node to multiple reference voltage levels and sample the resultant comparisons to generate the multiple data bits.
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