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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sally Safwat Amin, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Vaibhav Vaidya, Portland, OR (US);
Harish K. Krishnamurthy, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H01L 31/06 (2012.01); H01L 35/02 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/383 (2013.01); H01L 31/06 (2013.01); H01L 35/02 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01);
Abstract
Some embodiments include apparatus and methods for using a switch to couple an inductor to an energy harvester for a time interval to allow charging of the inductor during the time interval, and using a circuit to generate control information for power management. A value of the control information is based on a value of the time interval.