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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Jay B. Fletcher, Saratoga, CA (US);
Sanjay Pant, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Shawn Searles, Austin, TX (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A tunable multi-phase power converter circuit that includes multiple phase circuits coupled to a regulated power supply node via corresponding inductors is disclosed. A control circuit may, during a first time period, activate a particular phase circuit to source a current to the regulated power supply node, and measure a first value of a parameter associated with the regulated power supply node. The control circuit may, during a second time period, activate a different phase circuit source a different current to the regulated power supply node, and measure a second value of the parameter. Additionally, the control circuit may perform a comparison of the first and second values, and adjust one or more operating characteristics of the different phase circuit using a result of the comparison.