Control method of susceptible inrush currents passing through a load switch, and corresponding electronic circuit

    公开(公告)号:US10971925B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-06

    申请号:US16026503

    申请日:2018-07-03

    Abstract: An electronic circuit includes a switch coupled between an input terminal intended to receive a first voltage and an output terminal coupled to a decoupling capacitor and intended to also be coupled to a load. A comparison stage is configured to compare the first voltage and a second voltage that is present at the output terminal. A first adjustment stage is configured to limit a positive inrush current flowing between the input terminal and the output terminal and a second adjustment stage is configured to limit a negative inrush current flowing between the output terminal and the input terminal. A control circuit is configured to activate either the first adjustment stage or the second adjustment stage as a function of a result of the comparison.

    Control circuit for power switch
    82.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10917087B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-09

    申请号:US16719053

    申请日:2019-12-18

    Abstract: A circuit for controlling a first plurality of transistors connected in parallel and a second plurality of transistors connected in parallel, includes: a first plurality of stages, a respective one of the first plurality of stages being configured to supply a first control signal to a respective one of the first plurality of transistors; and a second plurality of stages, a respective one of the second plurality of stages being configured to supply a second control signal to a respective one of the second plurality of transistors. An output current of the respective one of the first plurality of stages is regulated based on a difference between a first value representative of a sum of output currents of each stage of the first plurality of stages and a second value representative of a sum of set points assigned to the first plurality of stages.

    Voltage detector circuit
    86.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10520554B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US16269331

    申请日:2019-02-06

    Abstract: A circuit includes an amplifier having a first power terminal configured to be coupled to a supply voltage and a second power terminal configured to be coupled to a reference potential. The circuit further includes a first impedance element coupled between a first input terminal of the amplifier and a first output terminal of the amplifier. The circuit additionally includes a second impedance element coupled between the first input terminal and the reference potential. The amplifier is configured to output a first voltage at a second output terminal of the amplifier in response to the supply voltage being greater than an output voltage at the first output terminal of the amplifier. The amplifier is further configured to output a second voltage at the second output terminal of the amplifier in response to the supply voltage being less than the output voltage at the first output terminal of the amplifier.

    Low drop out regulator compatible with type C USB standard

    公开(公告)号:US10303192B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-28

    申请号:US15364392

    申请日:2016-11-30

    Inventor: Alexandre Pons

    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.

    Voltage source
    89.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10254781B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-09

    申请号:US15722404

    申请日:2017-10-02

    Inventor: Kuno Lenz

    Abstract: A voltage source wherein at least one first switch couples a first node of the voltage source to a node of application of at least one potential of a power supply voltage, and at least one first capacitive element couples the first node or a second node of the voltage source to a control node of the first switch.

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