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Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 24, 2020
Applicants:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Tsmc Nanjing Company, Limited, Nanjing, CN;

Inventors:

Haohua Zhou, Fremont, CA (US);

Tze-Chiang Huang, Saratoga, CA (US);

Mei Hsu, Saratoga, CA (US);

Yun-Han Lee, Baoshan Township, CN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 3/157 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/1584 (2013.01); H02M 3/157 (2013.01); H02M 3/1586 (2021.05);
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.


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