Low dropout voltage regulator with switching output current boost circuit
US7683592B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05F1/575
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A low dropout voltage regulator with switching output current boost circuit. In one aspect of the invention, a voltage regulator circuit includes a low dropout voltage regulator providing an output voltage at an output based on an input voltage at an input, and a boost circuit connected to the low dropout voltage regulator. The boost circuit includes a comparator and a boost transistor device for allowing additional current to be provided to the output of the low dropout voltage regulator when the output voltage of the current regulator falls below a predetermined threshold.
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