DC-to-DC converter and integrated circuit including the same

    公开(公告)号:US12212242B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-28

    申请号:US18468893

    申请日:2023-09-18

    Abstract: A direct-current (DC)-DC converter includes a converting circuit including an inductor element. The converting circuit is configured to generate an output voltage from an input voltage based on a switching operation. An inductor current emulator is configured to adjust at least one parameter for changing a current peak value of the inductor element in response to a change in a level of the input voltage and is configured to generate an internal voltage based on the at least one parameter, which is adjusted. The inductor current emulator is configured to generate a control signal for controlling the switching operation such that current of the inductor element has a pattern corresponding to a pattern of the internal voltage.

    DC-DC converter and power device including the same

    公开(公告)号:US12283884B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-22

    申请号:US17993603

    申请日:2022-11-23

    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to direct current-to-direct current (DC-DC) converters and power supplies including the same. In an embodiment, a DC-DC converter includes a first switching circuit, a second switching circuit, a fourth capacitor coupled to a second node, and an inductor-capacitor (LC) filter coupled to a third node. The first switching circuit includes a first transistor coupled between a first capacitor and an input node, a second transistor coupled between the first capacitor and a second capacitor, a third transistor coupled between a first node and a third capacitor, and a fourth transistor coupled between the third capacitor and a ground node. The second switching circuit includes a fifth transistor coupled between the second capacitor and the third capacitor, a sixth transistor and a seventh transistor coupled between the first capacitor and the third capacitor, and an eighth transistor coupled between the first capacitor and the ground node.

    LDO REGULATOR CAPABLE OF BEING OPERATED AT LOW VOLTAGE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20240053783A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-15

    申请号:US18342415

    申请日:2023-06-27

    CPC classification number: G05F1/575 G05F1/565 G05F3/247

    Abstract: A low dropout (LDO) regulator includes: one or more power transistors configured to dispose between an input node and an output node, wherein the input node is a node to which an input voltage is applied and the output node is a node from which an output voltage is output; a voltage comparing unit configured to generate a comparative signal based on a difference between the output voltage and a first reference voltage; a digital control unit configured to generate a control signal for gating of the one or more power transistors in response to the comparative signal; and a gate driving unit configured to output a gating signal for the one or more power transistors in response to the control signal, wherein the gating signal is corresponding to one of the input voltage and a negative of the input voltage.

    DC-DC BUCK CONVERTER AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20220385186A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17828829

    申请日:2022-05-31

    Abstract: A DC-DC buck converter for generating an output voltage by stepping down an input voltage includes a converting circuit including a plurality of transistors, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and an inductor, the converting circuit being configured to form a current path that varies according to a plurality of modes and a plurality of phases; and a control circuit configured to: determine a mode of the converting circuit, from among the plurality of modes, according to a first amplitude of the input voltage and a second amplitude of the output voltage, and determine an ON/OFF state of each transistor of the plurality of transistors according to the determined mode and a phase from among the plurality of phases.

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