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公开(公告)号:US10673335B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-02
申请号:US16200150
申请日:2018-11-26
Applicant: Lion Semiconductor Inc.
Inventor: Hanh-Phuc Le , John Crossley , Wonyoung Kim
Abstract: The present disclosure shows ways to use multiple “integrated voltage regulator (IVR) units” to offer IVRs that can cover a wide range of specifications without having to design separate IVRs for different specifications. Instead of designing separate IVRs and paying for separate mask sets for IVRs targeting different specifications (e.g., different design and mask sets for 1 A IVR, 5 A IVR), the disclosed embodiments present ways to design and fabricate large numbers of the same unit IVRs (e.g., 1 A IVR) and decide how many of them to use post-fabrication to deliver different current specifications (e.g., use five 1 A unit IVRs for 5 A, use ten 1 A unit IVRs for 10 A). These disclosed embodiments reduce the mask cost of fabricating IVRs for different specifications and reduce design time by focusing on a single unit IVR.
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公开(公告)号:US10601311B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-24
申请号:US15895893
申请日:2018-02-13
Applicant: Lion Semiconductor Inc.
Inventor: Hans Meyvaert , Zhipeng Li , Alberto Alessandro Angelo Puggelli , Thomas Li
Abstract: Circuits for a voltage regulator are provided, comprising: an inductor having a first side coupled to an input voltage; a first flying capacitor; a second flying capacitor; and a plurality of switches, wherein: in a first state, the plurality of switches couple: a second side of the inductor to a second side of the first flying capacitor and an output node; a first side of the first flying capacitor to a first side of the second flying capacitor; and a second side of the second flying capacitor to a voltage supply, in a second state, the plurality of switches couple: the second side of the inductor to the first side of the second flying capacitor; the second side of the second flying capacitor to the output node and the first side of the first flying capacitor; and the second side of the first flying capacitor to the voltage supply.
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公开(公告)号:US10523039B2
公开(公告)日:2019-12-31
申请号:US15674870
申请日:2017-08-11
Applicant: Lion Semiconductor Inc.
Inventor: Aaron Melgar , Wonyoung Kim , Hans Meyvaert
Abstract: Systems for charging a battery are provided, the systems comprising: a regulator having an output coupled to the battery and having an input; a wireless charging receiver having an output coupled to the input of the regulator and having an input that receives a power signal from a wireless charging transmitter; a controller having a first input coupled to the input of the regulator, having a second input coupled to the output of the regulator, and having a first output coupled to the wireless charging transmitter, wherein the controller is configured to send, using the first output of the controller, a control signal to the wireless charging transmitter that causes the wireless charging transmitter to change the power signal provided to the wireless charging receiver.
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公开(公告)号:US20190272001A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-05
申请号:US16410917
申请日:2019-05-13
Applicant: Lion Semiconductor Inc.
Inventor: Alberto Alessandro Angelo Puggelli , Thomas Li , Wonyoung Kim , John Crossley , Hanh-Phuc Le
Abstract: The present disclosure shows a reconfigurable Dickson Star SC regulator that can support multiple conversion ratios by reconfiguring between various modes. The reconfigurable Dickson Star SC regulator is designed to reduce the number of redundant capacitors by reusing capacitors and switches across multiple modes of operation (across multiple conversion ratios). The present disclosure also shows a hybrid (e.g., two-stage) voltage regulator.
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公开(公告)号:US10389244B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-20
申请号:US15463613
申请日:2017-03-20
Applicant: Lion Semiconductor Inc.
Inventor: Hanh-Phuc Le , John Crossley , Alberto Alessandro Angelo Puggelli , Wonyoung Kim
Abstract: A feedback system that can control hybrid regulator topologies that have multiple converters or regulators connected in series is described. The hybrid regulator can include at least two regulators: a switched inductor regulator and a switched-capacitor regulator. The feedback system can simplify feedback design for the hybrid regulator that can include multiple converter stages and can control the feedback to improve the efficiency of a hybrid regulator.
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公开(公告)号:US10289146B2
公开(公告)日:2019-05-14
申请号:US15487682
申请日:2017-04-14
Applicant: Lion Semiconductor Inc.
Inventor: Alberto Alessandro Angelo Puggelli , Thomas Li , Wonyoung Kim , John Crossley , Hanh-Phuc Le
Abstract: The present disclosure shows a reconfigurable Dickson Star SC regulator that can support multiple conversion ratios by reconfiguring between various modes. The reconfigurable Dickson Star SC regulator is designed to reduce the number of redundant capacitors by reusing capacitors and switches across multiple modes of operation (across multiple conversion ratios). The present disclosure also shows a hybrid (e.g., two-stage) voltage regulator.
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公开(公告)号:US10236766B2
公开(公告)日:2019-03-19
申请号:US15801106
申请日:2017-11-01
Applicant: Lion Semiconductor Inc.
Inventor: Hans Meyvaert , Alberto Alessandro Angelo Puggelli
Abstract: A voltage regulator comprising: a first regulator module comprising a first transistor switch, wherein the first module operates in a first phase and wherein the first switch is configured to receive a first signal at a first gate of the first switch from a first signal driver; a second regulator module comprising a second transistor switch, wherein the second module operates in a second phase that is different from the first phase, wherein the second switch is configured to receive a second gate drive signal at a second gate of the second switch from a second signal driver, and wherein the second signal is opposite in polarity from the first signal; and a switch that couples the first gate and the second gate during at least part of a time period during which the first switch transitions states and the second switch transitions states.
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公开(公告)号:US10141844B2
公开(公告)日:2018-11-27
申请号:US14332585
申请日:2014-07-16
Applicant: Lion Semiconductor Inc.
Inventor: Hanh-Phuc Le , John Crossley , Wonyoung Kim
Abstract: The present disclosure shows ways to use multiple “integrated voltage regulator (IVR) units” to offer IVRs that can cover a wide range of specifications without having to design separate IVRs for different specifications. Instead of designing separate IVRs and paying for separate mask sets for IVRs targeting different specifications (e.g., different design and mask sets for 1 A IVR, 5 A IVR), the disclosed embodiments present ways to design and fabricate large numbers of the same unit IVRs (e.g., 1 A IVR) and decide how many of them to use post-fabrication to deliver different current specifications (e.g., use five 1 A unit IVRs for 5 A, use ten 1 A unit IVRs for 10 A). These disclosed embodiments reduce the mask cost of fabricating IVRs for different specifications and reduce design time by focusing on a single unit IVR.
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公开(公告)号:US20180090946A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-29
申请号:US15714889
申请日:2017-09-25
Applicant: Lion Semiconductor Inc.
Inventor: Aaron Melgar , Alberto Alessandro Angelo Puggelli , Thomas Li , Zhipeng Li , Hans Meyvaert , John Crossley , Wonyoung Kim
IPC: H02J7/00
CPC classification number: H02J7/007 , H02J7/0052 , H02J7/0055 , H02J7/0073 , H02J2007/0059 , H02J2007/0062
Abstract: Voltage regulator systems include, in part, a regulator comprising an input terminal and an output terminal, wherein the regulator is configured to receive an input voltage from an adapter at the input terminal and provide an output voltage at the output terminal, wherein the regulator comprises at least one switched capacitor regulator operating in a first conversion mode corresponding to a first conversion factor. The voltage regulator systems also include a controller configured to control an operation of the regulator, wherein the controller is configured to determine when a conversion ratio of the regulator is greater than the first conversion factor, and, in response, to send a request to the adapter to decrease the input voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US09601998B2
公开(公告)日:2017-03-21
申请号:US14508229
申请日:2014-10-07
Applicant: Lion Semiconductor Inc.
Inventor: Hanh-Phuc Le , John Crossley , Alberto Puggelli , Wonyoung Kim
CPC classification number: H02M3/158 , H02M1/08 , H02M1/14 , H02M3/07 , H02M3/155 , H02M2001/0025 , H02M2001/0054 , H02M2001/007
Abstract: The present disclosure includes a feedback system that can control hybrid regulator topologies that have multiple converters or regulators connected in series. The hybrid regulator can include at least two regulators: a switched inductor regulator and a switched-capacitor regulator. The disclosed embodiments of the feedback system can simplify feedback design for the hybrid regulator that can include multiple converter stages. These disclosed embodiments can control the feedback to improve the efficiency of a hybrid regulator.
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