公开(公告)号：US20190154739A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-23

申请号：US16254468

申请日：2019-01-22

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Gerhard SCHROM ,  J. Keith HODGSON ,  Alexander LYAKHOV ,  Chiu Keung TANG ,  Narayanan RAGHURAMAN ,  Narayanan NATARAJAN

IPC: G01R19/00 ,  H02M3/156 ,  H03L5/00 ,  H03M1/66 ,  H02M3/158 ,  H02M1/088 ,  H02M3/157 ,  G06T3/40

Abstract: Described are apparatuses and methods of current balancing, current sensing and phase balancing, offset cancellation, digital to analog current converter with monotonic output using binary coded input (without binary to thermometer decoder), compensator for a voltage regulator (VR), etc. In one example, apparatus comprises: a plurality of inductors coupled to a capacitor and a load; a plurality of bridges, each of which is coupled to a corresponding inductor from the plurality of inductors; and a plurality of current sensors, each of which is coupled to a bridge to sense current through a transistor of the bridge.

公开(公告)号：US20160202714A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-14

申请号：US14129860

申请日：2013-09-26

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： Kosta LURIA ,  Alexander LYAKHOV ,  Joseph SHOR ,  Michael ZELIKSON

IPC: G05F1/56 ,  G06F1/26 ,  H02M1/088

CPC classification number: G05F1/56 ,  G06F1/266 ,  H02M1/088 ,  H02M2001/0045

Abstract: Described is an apparatus which comprises: a first power supply node to supply input power supply; a power transistor coupled to the first power supply node; a multiplexer to selectively control gate terminal of the power transistor according to whether the power transistor is to operate as part of a low dropout voltage regulator (LDO-VR) or is to operate as a digital switch; and a second power supply node coupled to the power transistor, the second power supply node to provide power supply to a load from the power transistor.

Abstract translation: 描述了一种装置，包括：第一电源节点，用于提供输入电源; 耦合到所述第一电源节点的功率晶体管; 多路复用器，根据功率晶体管是作为低压差稳压器（LDO-VR）的一部分进行功率晶体管的栅极端子选择性地控制还是作为数字开关工作; 以及耦合到所述功率晶体管的第二电源节点，所述第二电源节点向所述功率晶体管的负载提供电力供应。

公开(公告)号：US20200264214A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-20

申请号：US16866347

申请日：2020-05-04

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Gerhard SCHROM ,  J. Keith HODGSON ,  Alexander LYAKHOV ,  Chiu Keung TANG ,  Narayanan RAGHURAMAN ,  Narayanan NATARAJAN

IPC: G01R19/00 ,  H02M3/158 ,  H02M1/088 ,  G06T3/40 ,  H03M1/66 ,  H03L5/00 ,  H02M3/156 ,  H02M3/157

Abstract: Described are apparatuses and methods of current balancing, current sensing and phase balancing, offset cancellation, digital to analog current converter with monotonic output using binary coded input (without binary to thermometer decoder), compensator for a voltage regulator (VR), etc. In one example, apparatus comprises: a plurality of inductors coupled to a capacitor and a load; a plurality of bridges, each of which is coupled to a corresponding inductor from the plurality of inductors; and a plurality of current sensors, each of which is coupled to a bridge to sense current through a transistor of the bridge.