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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2005
Filippo Marino, Tremestieri Etneo, IT;
Marco Minieri, San Giovanni La Punta, IT;
Giuseppe Maria Di Blasi, Trapani, IT;
Giovanni Genco Russo, San Cataldo, IT;
Filippo Marino, Tremestieri Etneo, IT;
Marco Minieri, San Giovanni La Punta, IT;
Giuseppe Maria Di Blasi, Trapani, IT;
Giovanni Genco Russo, San Cataldo, IT;
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
A DC/DC converter includes a first switchcoupled to an input voltage and to a reference voltage. The first switch is suitable for driving a load connected to the output terminal of the DC/DC converter. The DC/DC converter includes an inductor having an intrinsic resistance and being connected to a terminal of the first switch, and a control circuit suitable for generating a driving signal of the first switch at a switching pulse. The control circuit has a first input terminal connected to the output terminal of the DC/DC converter. The DC/DC converter comprises a resistive element and a capacitor connected between the terminal of the first switch and the reference voltage. The control circuit has a second input terminal connected with the terminal in common of the capacitor and of the resistance.