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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Empower Semiconductor, Inc., Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Inventors:
Parag Oak, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Timothy A. Phillips, Cranston, RI (US);
Assignee:
Empower Semiconductor, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H03K 17/0416 (2006.01); H03K 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2013.01); H03K 17/04163 (2013.01); H03K 17/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
Boot-strapping systems and techniques for circuits are described. One or more solid-state switches of a switched regulation circuit may be implemented using core transistors and the boot-strapping systems, rather than I/O transistors.