Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low power switched-capacitor comparator
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Application No.: US15902798Application Date: 2018-02-22
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Publication No.: US10348283B1Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Jeffrey L. Sonntag , Svajda Miroslav , Dazhi Wei
- Applicant: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
- Current Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agency: Zagorin Cave LLP
- Main IPC: H03K5/24
- IPC: H03K5/24 ; H02M1/00 ; G05F1/46 ; H02M3/155

Abstract:
A voltage converter includes a comparator that continuously monitors an output voltage of the voltage converter. The comparator includes a first comparator core utilizing first and second switched capacitors and a second comparator core using third and fourth switched capacitors. The first comparator core is powered down or in a refresh mode while the second comparator core is monitoring the output voltage. The second comparator core is powered down or in the refresh mode while the first comparator core is monitoring the output voltage. The first and second switched capacitors are configured in series with an amplifier stage of the first comparator core while the first comparator core is monitoring the output voltage. The refresh mode charges the first (third) and second (fourth) switched capacitors to a scaled version of the output voltage and a reference voltage less an offset voltage, respectively.
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