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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Jie Won Ryu, San Jose, CA (US);
Ardra Singh, San Francisco, CA (US);
Arthur L Spence, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher P Tann, San Jose, CA (US);
Chun Lu, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel J Drusch, Appleton, WI (US);
Hyunwoo Nho, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jongyup Lim, San Jose, CA (US);
Kingsuk Brahma, Mountain View, CA (US);
Marc J Devincentis, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mohammad Ali Jangda, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Paolo Sacchetto, Cupertino, CA (US);
Peter F Holland, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Shawn P Hurley, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wei H Yao, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Yue Jack Chu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Zhe Hua, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
To reduce overall power consumption for an electronic display power management integrated circuit (PMIC), one of multiple electric power converters and/or electric power regulators may be selected based on an electrical load (e.g., due to the total brightness of the content displayed) on the electronic display at a given moment. In some embodiments, the PMIC may include a less efficient heavy load converter designed with high-current handling capability and a more efficient light load (e.g., low current) converter with lower current handling capability. A controller may dynamically select between the converters depending on a present load or an expected load on the electronic display.