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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2005
Brett J. Thompsen, Dallas, TX (US);
Ira G. Miller, Tempe, AZ (US);
Eduardo Velarde, Jr., Chandler, AZ (US);
Brett J. Thompsen, Dallas, TX (US);
Ira G. Miller, Tempe, AZ (US);
Eduardo Velarde, Jr., Chandler, AZ (US);
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for softstarting a voltage regulation circuit. A circuit for generating an output voltage at an output thereof includes a capacitor having a first terminal configured to be coupled to a reference potential and having a second terminal coupled to the output, and a switchable current source coupled to the capacitor for intermittently charging the capacitor until the output voltage is reached.
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