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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Ramkishore Ganti, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Caiyi Wang, Austin, TX (US);
Augusto M. Marques, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ramkishore Ganti, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Caiyi Wang, Austin, TX (US);
Augusto M. Marques, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
ST-Ericsson SA, Geneva, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a circuit having a power supply node and a linear regulator configured to provide a regulated voltage at the power supply node of the circuit. The apparatus further comprises a switching regulator configured to provide input power to the linear regulator from a power source such as a battery. In some implementations, the circuit is a transceiver circuit.