Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low drop out regulator compatible with type C USB standard
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Application No.: US15364392Application Date: 2016-11-30
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Publication No.: US10303192B2Publication Date: 2019-05-28
- Inventor: Alexandre Pons
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Alps) SAS
- Applicant Address: FR Grenoble
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Alps) SAS
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Alps) SAS
- Current Assignee Address: FR Grenoble
- Agency: Slater Matsil, LLP
- Priority: FR1654576 20160523
- Main IPC: H02J7/00
- IPC: H02J7/00 ; G05F1/59 ; G05F1/56 ; G05F1/569 ; H01R24/60 ; H02J7/02 ; H02J7/06 ; H03F3/45 ; H01R107/00 ; H02J7/10

Abstract:
A low dropout voltage regulator unit includes an error amplifier and a power stage having an output terminal that is looped back onto the error amplifier and is capable of delivering an output current to a load. The unit includes multiple main supply inputs that are intended to potentially receive, respectively, multiple different supply voltages. The power stage includes multiple power paths that are connected, respectively, between the main supply inputs and the output terminal, are individually selectable and each comprise an output transistor. The unit also includes a selector circuit connected to the main supply inputs and configured to select one of the power paths according to a selection criterion. The error amplifier includes an output stage configured to selectively control the output transistor of the selected power path.
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