Patent classifications
H02M3/077
HYBRID DIGITAL LINEAR AND SWITCHED CAPACITOR VOLTAGE REGULATOR
An on-die voltage regulator (VR) is provided that can deliver much higher conversion efficiency than the traditional solution (e.g., FIVR, LDO) during the standby mode of a system-on-chip (SOC), and it can save the power consumption significantly, during the connected standby mode. The VR operates as a switched capacitor VR under the low load current condition that is common during the standby mode of the SOC, while it automatically switches to the digital linear VR operation to handle a sudden high load current condition at the exit from the standby condition. A digital proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller or a digital proportional-derivative-averaging (PDA) controller is used to achieve a very low power operation with stability and robustness. As such, the hybrid VR achieves much higher conversion efficiency than the linear voltage regulator (LVR) for low load current condition (e.g., lower than 500 mA).
Voltage balance control method for flying-capacitor multilevel converter
A voltage balance control method for a flying-capacitor multilevel converter is provided. If the amplitude of the resultant current of the inductor currents from a plurality of output inductors is lower than or equal to a threshold current value, the flowing direction of the inductor current of at least one flying-capacitor multilevel branch circuit is controlled to be changed. Consequently, the problem of erroneously judging the current direction is avoided. Moreover, when the inductor current is low, the voltage of the flying capacitor is correspondingly controlled. Consequently, the voltage balance of the flying capacitor of the flying-capacitor multilevel converter can be achieved more easily.
Charge pump gate drive circuit for reduction in turn-on switching loss for MOSFETs
An electronic circuit includes a charge pump circuit, which includes a drive power supply; a flying capacitor; and a pump capacitor that is coupled in parallel to the drive power supply and the flying capacitor in response to a first control signal being in first state and is configured to receive charge from the flying capacitor to boost a pump voltage across the pump capacitor to a value that exceeds a drive voltage provided by the drive power supply responsive to a transition of the first control signal from the first state to a second state. The electronic circuit further includes a gate drive circuit coupled to the charge pump circuit.
INTERNAL VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT
An internal voltage generation circuit may include an oscillation circuit, a signal generation circuit, and a pumping circuit. The oscillation circuit may generate an oscillation signal. The signal generation circuit may generate first and second pumping driving signals on the basis of the oscillation signal. The pumping circuit may generate a pumping voltage through a pumping operation on the basis of the first and second pumping driving signals.
VOLTAGE GENERATORS WITH CHARGE PUMPS FOR SWITCH CIRCUITS
Disclosed herein are non-limiting examples of voltage generators that use multiple charge pumps coupled in series to generate a targeted voltage. The charge pumps implement multiple charge pump units that reduce the introduction of noise into a circuit in which they are implemented. The charge pumps units work in parallel on different clock phases to reduce spurious noise. This is in contrast to using a single charge pump with a relatively large flying capacitor or a plurality of charge pumps in series. This can, for example, reduce spurious signals or spurs that arise due at least in part to the characteristics of the clock signal. The disclosed technologies may be particularly advantageous for SOI-based components and circuits.
CHARGE PUMP STABILITY CONTROL
During its first and second residence times, corresponding first and second currents flow between a charge pump and a circuit that connects to one of the charge pump's terminals. Based on a feedback measurement from the charge pump, a controller adjusts these first and second currents.
POWER-SUPPLYING AND DRIVING CIRCUIT OF ACTIVE EQUALIZATION MATRIX SWITCH OF BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF VEHICLE
Disclosed is a power-supplying and driving circuit of an active equalization matrix switch of a battery management system of a vehicle. The power-supplying and driving circuit includes a boost circuit, a constant current source circuit and a driver. The boost circuit includes a first input end and a first output end; the constant current source circuit includes a constant current driving signal output end; the first input end is connected to the positive pole of a battery pack of a matrix switch circuit; the first output end is connected to the constant current source circuit to provide high potential for the constant current source circuit to drive the matrix switch circuit; the constant current driving signal output end is connected to the matrix switch circuit to drive the matrix switch circuit; and the driver is used for controlling the constant current source circuit to output a constant current driving signal.
Wireless Charging Receiver Circuit and Chip, and Wireless Charging Receiver
A wireless charging receiver circuit includes a first bridge arm unit connected to the first node and a common ground node, a second bridge arm unit connected to the second node and the common ground node, a first voltage converter unit connected to the second node and the common ground node, a second voltage converter unit connected to the first node and a common ground node, a filter circuit, a bias power supply circuit, and a control unit configure to control the switch transistors, such that the voltage output terminals of the first voltage converter unit and the second voltage converter unit output a voltage signal.
Wireless charging receiver circuit and chip, and wireless charging receiver
A wireless charging receiver circuit includes a first bridge arm unit connected to the first node and a common ground node, a second bridge arm unit connected to the second node and the common ground node, a first voltage converter unit connected to the second node and the common ground node, a second voltage converter unit connected to the first node and a common ground node, a filter circuit, a bias power supply circuit, and a control unit configure to control the switch transistors, such that the voltage output terminals of the first voltage converter unit and the second voltage converter unit output a voltage signal.
Power converters with modular stages
An apparatus for controlling a power converter that includes an inductance and a switched-capacitor network that cooperate to transform a first voltage into a second voltage features a controller, a switched-capacitor terminal for connection to the switched-capacitor network, and switches. at least one of which connects to the switched-capacitor terminal.