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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2020
Stmicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) Sas, Grenoble, FR;
David Chesneau, Grenoble, FR;
Francois Amiard, Proveysieux, FR;
STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, Grenoble, FR;
Abstract
A method includes switching a switching circuit of the switched-mode power supply in a synchronous mode by turning on and off switches of the switching circuit in synchrony with a clock signal, wherein the switching circuit is coupled to an inductive element, and wherein the synchronous mode comprises a charging phase and a discharging phase; switching the switching circuit in an asynchronous mode by turning on and off switches of the switching circuit without being synchronized with the clock signal, wherein the asynchronous mode comprises a charging phase and a discharging phase; charging the inductive element during the charging phase of the synchronous mode; discharging the inductive element during the discharging phase of the synchronous mode; charging the inductive element during the charging phase of the asynchronous mode; and discharging the inductive element during the discharging phase of the asynchronous mode.