Nuvoton Technology Corporation

Ching-Yen Chiu

Chung Ming Hsieh

Yeh-Tai Hung

An inductive current sensor is used for a constant peak current circuit of a DC-DC conversion apparatus and has a sampling unit, a voltage-voltage conversion unit and an input voltage compensation unit. The sampling unit is used to receive a feedback voltage and an input voltage and generate a sampling voltage proportional to the feedback voltage accordingly, and the feedback voltage is related and inversely proportional to an inductor current by the DC-DC conversion apparatus. The voltage-voltage conversion unit is electrically connected to the sampling unit to receive the sampling voltage and the input voltage, and generate a sensing voltage inversely proportional to the sampling voltage accordingly. The input voltage compensation unit is electrically connected to the voltage-voltage conversion unit for receiving the input voltage to provide an initial voltage level of the sensing voltage, and the initial voltage level is proportional to the input voltage.

Inductive current sensor, constant peak current circuit and DC-DC conversion apparatus

A signal conversion device for converting a single-ended input voltage into a differential input voltage having a positive input voltage and a negative input voltage is provided. During a sampling phase, a holding phase, and a common-mode voltage generation phase, a capacitor related to the positive input voltage is electrically connected to the single-ended input voltage, and a capacitor related to the negative input voltage is electrically connected to a preset voltage. During a single-ended to differential phase, the capacitor related to the positive input voltage is electrically connected to the preset voltage, and the capacitor related to the negative input voltage is electrically connected to the single-ended input voltage. Hence, the common-mode voltage is not related to a capacitance ratio, and the capacitors does not need to be designed as switching capacitors with multiple switches. No complex control is required, and the parasitic effect of the circuit can be reduced.

Signal conversion device and circuit system using the same

A delay circuit includes a voltage/current conversion unit, a capacitor, and an output logic unit. The voltage/current conversion unit receives an input signal and generates current based on a voltage level of the input signal, and the generated current is proportional to the voltage level of the input signal. The capacitor is electrically connected to the voltage/current conversion unit and configured to receive the current generated by the voltage/current conversion unit, to charge. The output logic unit is electrically connected to the capacitor configured to receive a voltage signal on a terminal of the capacitor and generate an output signal based on the voltage signal, a delay time between a transition time point of the input signal and a transition time point of the output signal is not related to the voltage level of the input signal.

Delay circuit and circuit system

A zero current detection system for a switching regulator is provided. The switching includes an inductor. In the zero current detection system, a comparator has a positive input coupled to a terminal of the inductor and an output terminal for outputting a comparison result signal; a first signal latch circuit has a clock terminal for receiving the comparison result signal and outputting a latched output signal; a delay line module starts counting upon receipt of the latched output signal, and then outputs a zero current detection signal after counting a delay time; in response to the zero current detection signal, a voltage sampling module samples a node voltage at two different time points, to generate two sampling voltages; a delay control module adjusts the delay time of the delay line module according to the two sampling voltages.

Zero current detection system used in switching regulator comprising an inductor

A digital regulator system is provided. The digital regulator system includes a digital regulator circuit and a compensation circuit. The digital regulator circuit outputs an output current and an output voltage. The digital regulator circuit adjust the output current by decreasing or increasing a unit current according to at least a reference voltage and a feedback voltage. The compensation circuit receives the output voltage as well as decreases or increases a unit voltage of the output voltage to generate and output the feedback voltage according to the variation of the output current.

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Ching-Yen Chiu