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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2006
Applicant:
Jason Seung-min Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jason Seung-Min Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/10 (2006.01); G05F 1/652 (2006.01); G05F 1/656 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A circuit for use in powering a load having dynamic power needs. A variable strength controller is provided that has a feedback terminal, at least one p-terminal, and at least one n-terminal. The p− and n-terminals are each suitable for driving a respective semiconductor device to partially control the power to the load as the said feedback terminal receives a feedback signal representative of actual demand for the power by the load. A total of at least three p− and n-terminals are provided, and their selective employment thus collectively fully controls the power to the load.