Abstract:
In one embodiment, a switching regulator includes an inductor, a first switch, and a second switch. The first and second switches generate current in the inductor. Inductor current may flow through the second switch with both a positive and negative polarity. Voltages on terminals of the second switch may be sensed, and an offset applied to generate a level shifted signal. In one embodiment, the switching regulator is a boost switching regulator, and the offset is generated using a current source. Matched MOS transistor switches may be used to couple voltages on terminals of the second switch to amplifier inputs, and the offset is introduced across an MOS switch coupled between one amplifier input and the output.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to methods and apparatus for switching between modes of a multi-mode power supply circuit. One example power supply circuit generally includes a switched-mode power supply (SMPS) circuit, a voltage regulator circuit having an input coupled to an output of the SMPS circuit, the voltage regulator circuit being configured to be selectively enabled, a first voltage divider selectively coupled to the output of the SMPS circuit and selectively coupled to an output of the voltage regulator circuit, and a second voltage divider coupled to the output of the voltage regulator circuit.
Abstract:
The present disclosure pertains to circuits and methods for controlling a boost switching regulator based on inductor current. An input voltage is coupled to a first terminal of an inductor and the second terminal of the inductor is alternately coupled between a reference voltage and a boosted output voltage. The input voltage is further coupled to a first terminal of an integrator circuit, and a second terminal of the integrator circuit may be alternately coupled between the reference voltage and the boosted output voltage, for example, to produce a voltage corresponding to a current in the inductor. The present circuit may be used for voltage control or current control modes, or both, in a boost switching regulator.