公开(公告)号：US11477868B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-18

申请号：US17123429

申请日：2020-12-16

Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.

Inventor： Dave Smith ,  Saurabh Singh ,  Andrew Buist ,  Paulius Cerebiejus ,  Mark J. McCloy-Stevens ,  Terence A. Orr

IPC: H05B45/10 ,  H05B45/34 ,  H05B45/345 ,  H03F3/04

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to current control circuitry for controlling a current through a load. The current control circuitry comprises amplifier circuitry, reference voltage generator circuitry configured to supply a fixed reference voltage to a first input of the amplifier circuitry and an output stage comprising: a control terminal coupled to an output of the amplifier circuitry; a current input terminal configured to be coupled to the load; and a current output terminal. The current control circuitry further comprises a variable resistance coupled to the current output terminal of the output stage, and a feedback path between the current output terminal of the output stage and a second terminal of the amplifier circuitry for providing a feedback voltage to a second input of the amplifier circuitry.

公开(公告)号：US11705900B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US17159786

申请日：2021-01-27

Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.

Inventor： Andrew Buist ,  Mark McCloy-Stevens ,  Dave Smith ,  Gordon Russell ,  Huy Binh Le

IPC: H03K17/0814 ,  H02H3/18

CPC classification number: H03K17/08142 ,  H02H3/18

Abstract: Circuitry for controlling current between a load and a power supply, the circuitry comprising: an output stage comprising: an input node configured to be coupled to the power supply; and an output node configured to be coupled to the load; and one or more control nodes for controlling a conduction path between the input node and the output node; and protection circuitry coupled to the one or more control nodes, the protection circuitry configured to break the conduction path between the input node and the output node when a load voltage at the output node exceeds a supply voltage at the input node, wherein the protection circuitry comprises: an active protection circuit configured to break the conduction path when the supply voltage exceeds an operational threshold of the active protection circuit; and a passive protection circuit configured to break the conduction path when the supply voltage is below an operation threshold of the active protection circuit.

公开(公告)号：US11844157B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US17860918

申请日：2022-07-08

Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.

Inventor： Dave Smith ,  Saurabh Singh ,  Andrew Buist ,  Paulius Cerebiejus ,  Mark J. McCloy-Stevens ,  Terence A. Orr

IPC: H05B45/345 ,  H03F3/04

CPC classification number: H05B45/345 ,  H03F3/04 ,  H03F2200/129

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to current control circuitry for controlling a current through a load, the current control circuitry comprising: amplifier circuitry; reference voltage generator circuitry configured to supply a fixed reference voltage to a first input of the amplifier circuitry; an output stage comprising: a control terminal coupled to an output of the amplifier circuitry; a current input terminal configured to be coupled to the load; a current output terminal; a clock-controlled variable resistance coupled to the current output terminal of the output stage, wherein a resistance of the variable resistance is based on a digital code input to the variable resistance; and a feedback path between the current output terminal of the output stage and a second terminal of the amplifier circuitry for providing a feedback voltage to a second input of the amplifier circuitry.