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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2024
Halo Microelectronics International, Campbell, CA (US);
Rui Liu, Fremont, CA (US);
Halo Microelectronics International, Campbell, CA (US);
Abstract
A control circuit is configured to control a switched capacitor converter to operate in a pulse frequency modulation (PFM) mode. The control circuit includes a one-shot circuitry configured to generate a one-shot pulse to drive the switched capacitor converter to operate in the PFM mode. A PFM mode comparator is coupled to the one-shot circuitry, and is configured to trigger, based on an output voltage of the switched capacitor converter, the one-shot circuitry to generate the one-shot pulse. The switched capacitor converter may be controlled to exit or continue the PFM mode operation based on a trailing current flowing through a flying capacitor of the switched capacitor converter, an output current of the switched capacitor converter, a time interval of charging the flying capacitor, or a PFM switching period of the switched capacitor converter operating in the PFM mode. Corresponding controlling methods are also provided.