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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
May. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Krishna Shenai, Naperville, IL (US);
Malay Trivedi, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
323222 ; 323282 ;
Abstract
A DC to DC voltage converter. The converter includes a voltage step-up device and a rectifier connected to an output of the voltage step-up device providing an output of the DC to DC voltage converter. The converter further includes a switch triggering the voltage doubler each time the output of the DC to DC voltage converter falls below a threshold voltage, the voltage step-up device, rectifier and switch all being fabricated as part of a single integrated circuit.