Patent · US Expired

Shunt voltage regulator and method of using

US7281866B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31Claims
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Filing dateDec 30, 2003
Grant dateOct 16, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A shunt voltage regulator for a processor is disposed on the processor package. The shunt voltage regulator responds to AC transients. One embodiment includes a DC power converter voltage regulator that is disposed off the processor package, and that is optimized for DC power conversion. Another embodiment includes a method of improving fabrication yield for a packaged processor.

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