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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Debashish Mahapatra, Swindon, GB;
Vincenzo Bisogno, Swindon, GB;
Francesco Griseta, Swindon, GB;
Sarfraz Shaikh, Swindon, GB;
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 1/084 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2013.01); H02M 1/084 (2013.01); H02M 1/0003 (2021.05);
Abstract
A power converter circuit included in a computer system that regulated a power supply voltage used by other circuits in the computer system. The power converter includes a primary control circuit that selectively activates multiple phase circuits coupled to respective driver circuits, which are coupled to a power supply node via respective inductors. Some of the driver circuits are located on a separate integrated circuit from the primary control circuit and the multiple phase circuits.