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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2020
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Tsmc Nanjing Company, Limited, Nanjing, CN;
Haohua Zhou, Fremont, CA (US);
Tze-Chiang Huang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Mei Hsu, Saratoga, CA (US);
Yun-Han Lee, Baoshan Township, CN;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
TSMC NANJING COMPANY, LIMITED, Nanjing, CN;
Abstract
A voltage regulator includes an output node, a control circuit, and a power stage. The control circuit is configured to receive a power state signal from a load circuit coupled to the output node, and output a control signal based on the power state signal. The power stage includes a plurality of phase circuits coupled to the output node and is configured to enable a phase circuit of the plurality of phase circuits responsive to the control signal.