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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Ludovic Oddoart, Frouzins, FR;
Gerhard Trauth, Muret, FR;
Inventors:
Ludovic Oddoart, Frouzins, FR;
Gerhard Trauth, Muret, FR;
Assignee:
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A voltage regulator for providing a voltage regulated output to a load comprises a first loop and a second loop. The first loop comprises a first active device coupled to a first pass device and configured to provide a first, relatively high current output to the load. The second loop comprises a second active device coupled to a second pass device and configured to provide a second, relatively low current output to the load. This provision of two independent loops reduces the quiescent current provided by the voltage regulator under low load conditions.