LDO overshoot protection in a cascaded architecture

    公开(公告)号:US11703897B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-18

    申请号:US16810639

    申请日:2020-03-05

    IPC分类号: G05F1/56

    CPC分类号: G05F1/56

    摘要: In an embodiment, a method includes: receiving a main supply voltage; generating a first regulated output voltage with a DC-DC converter; providing the main supply voltage to a driver of a control terminal of an output transistor of an LDO; receiving, at an input terminal of the LDO, the first regulated output voltage; generating, at an output terminal of the LDO, a second regulated output voltage from the first regulated output voltage; and when the main supply voltage falls below a predetermined threshold, discharging a capacitor coupled to the input terminal of the LDO by activating a switch coupled to the input terminal of the LDO.

    Power supply circuit, corresponding device and method

    公开(公告)号:US11906994B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17836524

    申请日:2022-06-09

    IPC分类号: G06F1/00 G05F1/46 G06F1/3296

    CPC分类号: G05F1/468 G06F1/3296

    摘要: A voltage regulator is embedded in a circuit intermediate a first node (coupled to a battery) and a second node (supplying power to an external memory). The voltage regulator is activatable in a first mode of operation for startup during which an voltage is applied to the second node that increases towards a supply threshold. In response to the voltage at the second node reaching the supply threshold, the voltage regulator transitions to a second mode of operation where a programmable regulated voltage (higher than the supply threshold) is applied to the second node. In response to receipt of a low-power operation request, a first high-drive regulator circuitry is deactivated and a second low-power regulator circuitry is activated to provide a third mode of operation at low power.

    LDO OVERSHOOT PROTECTION
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210278868A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US16810639

    申请日:2020-03-05

    IPC分类号: G05F1/56

    摘要: In an embodiment, a method includes: receiving a main supply voltage; generating a first regulated output voltage with a DC-DC converter; providing the main supply voltage to a driver of a control terminal of an output transistor of an LDO; receiving, at an input terminal of the LDO, the first regulated output voltage; generating, at an output terminal of the LDO, a second regulated output voltage from the first regulated output voltage; and when the main supply voltage falls below a predetermined threshold, discharging a capacitor coupled to the input terminal of the LDO by activating a switch coupled to the input terminal of the LDO.

    Device and method for power supply management

    公开(公告)号:US10985736B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-20

    申请号:US16894640

    申请日:2020-06-05

    摘要: An embodiment device comprises a processing circuit and IP circuitry coupled to a power supply line, wherein the IP circuitry has an IP circuitry supply threshold for IP circuitry operation. A supply monitor circuit is coupled to the power supply line to sense the voltage on the power supply line and to switch the processing circuit to a low-power mode as a result of a drop in the voltage on the power supply line. The supply monitor circuit comprises a threshold setting node and is configured to be deactivated as a result of the voltage on the power supply line dropping below a deactivation threshold level set at the threshold setting node. A threshold setting circuit is configured to apply to the threshold setting node of the supply monitor circuit the IP circuitry supply threshold as a result of the processing circuit being in the low-power mode.

    METHODS AND DEVICES TO CONSERVE MICROCONTROLLER POWER

    公开(公告)号:US20210357015A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-18

    申请号:US16874020

    申请日:2020-05-14

    IPC分类号: G06F1/3234 H03K3/037

    摘要: A power-saving system includes a retention memory element for a retained peripheral that is set to a logic state during an operational-power mode and maintains the logic state during an enhanced power-saving mode. The power-saving system also includes a non-retention memory element for a non-retained peripheral that is set to a logic state during the operational-power mode of the power-saving system; and a controller that instructs the retention memory element to maintain its logic state while in an enhanced power-saving mode.