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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2005
Applicant:
Philip W. Yee, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventor:
Philip W. Yee, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Micrel, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A circuit, method, and system for intelligently soft starting switching regulators are provided. The circuit, method, and system provide for a switching circuit operable to couple an input voltage to an output of the switching regulator in response to a control signal, a controller operable to generate the control signal to control the switching of the switching circuit based in part on a reference voltage, and a soft start circuit operable to provide the reference voltage to the controller responsive to the switching of the switching circuit.