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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Dialog Semiconductor (Uk) Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Kevin Yi Cheng Chang, Chandler, AZ (US);
James Doyle, Chandler, AZ (US);
Qing Li, Chandler, AZ (US);
Xiaoying Yu, Chandler, AZ (US);
Ibiyemi Omole, Chandler, AZ (US);
Jonathon Stiff, Chandler, AZ (US);
Erik Mentze, Chandler, AZ (US);
Aysel Yildiz, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR (UK) LIMITED, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H03K 7/08 (2006.01); H02M 1/15 (2006.01); H02M 3/335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/1582 (2013.01); H02M 1/15 (2013.01); H02M 3/1584 (2013.01); H02M 3/33569 (2013.01); H03K 7/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-phase switching power converter includes a panic mode detector that triggers the activation of each phase in an open-loop mode of operation in which an open-loop duty cycle is used that is greater than a closed-loop duty cycle used during closed-loop operation for the active phases.