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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert D. Wickersham, Lacey, WA (US);
James S. Dinh, Gig Harbor, WA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/59 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/59 ;
Abstract
An improved multi-phase voltage regulator is disclosed. That voltage regulator includes a multi-phase switching signal generator for generating a plurality of out of phase switching signals. Those switching signals define a fixed duty cycle for each of a plurality of switching voltage converters. A switching mechanism is coupled to the multi-phase switching signal generator. That switching mechanism has an input for receiving a feedback voltage and includes logic for enabling and disabling the multi-phase switching signal generator.