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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jiwei Fan, Cary, NC (US);
Mingyue Zhao, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 3/157 (2006.01); H02M 3/156 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/1588 (2013.01); H02M 3/157 (2013.01); H02M 3/158 (2013.01); H02M 2003/1566 (2013.01);
Abstract
Generally speaking, a pulse generation unit can aid load transient response for a DC-to-DC converter. In some examples, a pulse generation unit is coupled to an output voltage of the DC-to-DC converter. The pulse generation unit includes a transient sensing unit and a clock augmentation unit. The transient sensing unit monitors the output of the DC-to-DC converter. When the transient sensing unit detects a load transient, the transient sensing unit generates an additional clock pulse. The clock augmentation unit augments an existing clock signal to include the additional clock pulse.