High speed, low quiescent current comparator

    公开(公告)号:US11870348B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-09

    申请号:US17406429

    申请日:2021-08-19

    IPC分类号: H02M3/158 G05F1/62

    CPC分类号: H02M3/1582 G05F1/62

    摘要: An integrated circuit device includes: an input stage configured to receive first and a second input signals and generate a first voltage based on the first input signal and generate a second voltage based on the second input signal; an amplification stage configured to generate a first output current based on the first voltage and a second output current based on the second voltage; a bias stage configured to generate a bias voltage for the amplification stage based on the first and second voltages; a load stage configured to output a differential voltage signal proportional to a current through a device for which current is sensed based on a comparison of the first and second output currents; and an output stage configured to output a signal to control a duty cycle of the device for which current is sensed.

    System-on-chip with power supply mode having reduced number of phases

    公开(公告)号:US11709512B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-25

    申请号:US17572664

    申请日:2022-01-11

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G05F1/62 G05F1/46

    CPC分类号: G05F1/46

    摘要: An apparatus includes hardware circuits, a front-end power supply, voltage regulators, and control circuitry. The front-end power supply generates electrical power for the hardware circuits. The front-end power supply includes power stages that generate portions of electrical power and are activated and deactivated independently. The voltage regulators are connected to an output of the front-end power supply and provide adjustable operating voltages to the hardware circuits. The control circuitry controls the voltage regulators to supply the adjustable operating voltages responsively to requests from the hardware circuits, compares the adjustable operating voltages to settings that are specified as safe for provisioning by a predefined partial number of the power stages of the front-end power supply, and adaptively activates and deactivates the power stages, including ensuring that a number of active power stages is set to the predefined partial number only while the operating voltages match the safe settings.