Invention Grant
- Patent Title: DC-DC converter
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Application No.: US15984965Application Date: 2018-05-21
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Publication No.: US10461638B2Publication Date: 2019-10-29
- Inventor: Ullas Pazhayaveetil , Sarang Vadnerkar , Theodore M. Burk , Jeffrey May
- Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agency: Jackson Walker L.L.P.
- Main IPC: H03F3/181
- IPC: H03F3/181 ; H02M1/00 ; H02M3/156 ; H02M1/08 ; H03F1/02

Abstract:
A DC-DC converter and corresponding method for transitioning between a discontinuous conduction mode, DCM, and a continuous conduction mode, CCM, wherein the DC-DC converter is configured to power a signal processing system within an integrated circuit, is provided. The method comprises receiving input data, wherein the input data is for inputting into the signal processing system; determining an amplitude of the input data; and transitioning between DCM and CCM based on the amplitude of the input data. A DC-DC converter and respective method for transitioning from CCM to DCM comprising determining an estimated current representative of an inductor current through an inductor of the DC-DC converter; and transitioning from CCM to DCM based on the estimated current, is provided. A DC-DC converter and respective method for transitioning from DCM to CCM comprising determining either an output voltage of the DC-DC converter or a duty cycle of the DC-DC converter; and transitioning from DCM to CCM based on the determined output voltage or duty cycle of the DC-DC converter, is provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180337597A1 DC-DC CONVERTER Public/Granted day:2018-11-22
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