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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2017
Applicant:

Allegro Microsystems, Llc, Manchester, NH (US);

Inventors:

James McIntosh, East Lothian, GB;

Robert Stoddard, Lincoln, MA (US);

Robert D. Christie, Fife, GB;

Assignee:

Allegro MicroSystems, LLC, Manchester, NH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/10 (2006.01); H02M 3/07 (2006.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02H 7/12 (2006.01); H03L 7/089 (2006.01); H02M 3/08 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 3/155 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/07 (2013.01); H02H 7/1213 (2013.01); H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H02M 3/08 (2013.01); H02M 3/155 (2013.01); H02M 3/1582 (2013.01); H03L 7/0896 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0045 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus for a voltage regulator having a boost module and a charge pump module. In embodiments, the charge pump module is configured to operate in multiple modes. In embodiments, an IC package includes the boost module and the charge pump with a shared component, such as a capacitor.


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