Infineon Technologies Ag

Infineon Technologies Austria Ag

Frank Praemassing

Jens Barrenscheen

Elmar Bach

Albert Missoni

Thomas Jackum

Stefano Bonomi

Stefan Berger

A supply-to-digital regulation loop (SDRL) circuit, including a reference supply circuit and a local supply circuit. The reference supply circuit includes a reference supply-to-digital converter (SDC) to convert an analog reference supply voltage to a digital reference signal. The local supply circuit is coupled to the reference supply circuit. The local supply circuit includes a local SDC to convert an analog local supply voltage to a digital local supply signal based on a digital feedback signal, and a local monitoring circuit to monitor the digital feedback signal based on a comparison of the digital local supply signal with the digital reference signal routed from the reference SDC of the reference supply circuit.

Supply-to-digital regulation loop

A voltage regulator includes an output stage including a control terminal and a load path, with the load path coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal. The voltage regulator also includes a control circuit with an input stage, a first current mirror, and a second current mirror. The input stage includes a first control input configured to receive a first reference voltage, a second control input configured to receive a second reference voltage, a feedback input coupled to the output terminal, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal. The first current mirror includes a reference current path coupled between a first supply terminal and the first output terminal of the input stage, and an output current path coupled between the first supply terminal and the control terminal of the pass device.

Voltage regulator having input stage and current mirror

One embodiment of the invention provides a voltage supply control device, as well as a process for the control of the voltage supply of a semiconductor component, which can be operated in at least two different voltage supply modes. The process includes detecting the level of a voltage present at an output connection, which in one case is, a voltage output connection of the semiconductor component. The process also includes operating the semiconductor component in the first or second voltage supply mode, depending on the result of the detection.

Voltage supply control device and method

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Ratingen, Germany

Frank Praemassing