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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Akinobu Onishi, Ota, JP;
Assignee:
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 19/00 (2006.01); H02M 3/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/00 (2013.01); H02M 3/07 (2013.01); H04R 19/005 (2013.01); H04R 2201/003 (2013.01); H04R 2410/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise methods and apparatus for controlling a bias voltage. Methods and apparatus for controlling a bias voltage to an electrical device according to various aspects of the present invention may comprise a voltage regulator circuit to generate a first voltage, a clock driver circuit to generate a second voltage, and a charge pump system to generate the bias voltage and supply the bias voltage to the electrical device. The apparatus may be responsive to a control signal that indicates a startup operation of the electrical device.