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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2023
Realtek Semiconductor Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Wei-Wen Ou, Hsinchu, TW;
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A power management device includes a pulse-width modulation (PWM) circuit, a pulse-frequency modulation (PFM) circuit, a first switch, a second switch, an overcurrent protection circuit, a current detection circuit, and a short-circuit detection circuit. The PWM/PFM circuit is enabled by a short-circuit detection signal and generates a PWM/PFM signal. The first/second switch is electrically coupled between a high-voltage/low-voltage terminal and an output node, and provides a first/second output current for the output node according to the PWM/PFM signal. The overcurrent protection circuit makes the PWM/PFM circuit turn off the first switch and turn on the second switch when the first output current reaches a current threshold. The current detection circuit makes the PWM/PFM circuit turn off the second switch when the second output current reaches zero and then turn on the first switch. The short-circuit detection circuit generates the short-circuit detection signal according to the power management device's output voltage.