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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Ronnie A. Bean, Brandon, MS (US);
Roy Clifton Jones, Iii, Plano, TX (US);
David J. Baldwin, Allen, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ronnie A. Bean, Brandon, MS (US);
Roy Clifton Jones, III, Plano, TX (US);
David J. Baldwin, Allen, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Audio amplifiers and methods of generating audio signals are disclosed. A disclosed example amplifier comprises a first driver to receive a first signal; a second driver to receive a second signal; a configurable signal delivery circuit; and a mode selector in communication with the first and second drivers to selectively configure the signal delivery circuit in a voltage boost mode or a voltage buck-boost mode based on a characteristic of the input signal.