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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2023
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Yinglai Xia, Plano, TX (US);
Shailendra Kumar Baranwal, Murphy, TX (US);
Yogesh Kumar Ramadass, San Jose, CA (US);
Junmin Jiang, San Jose, CA (US);
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
In one example, an apparatus comprises a power stage having a first power stage input, a second power stage input, and a power stage output. The apparatus also comprises a modulator circuit having a first ramp input, a second ramp input, a modulator input, a first modulator output, and a second modulator output, the first modulator output coupled to the first power stage input, and the second modulator output coupled to the second power stage input. The apparatus also comprises a multi-level ramp generator having a first ramp output and a second ramp output, the first ramp output coupled to the first ramp input, and the second ramp output coupled the second ramp input.