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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2009
Applicants:
Weihong Qiu, San Jose, CA (US);
Ben Dowlat, San Jose, CA (US);
Rami Abou-hamze, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Steven Laur, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Weihong Qiu, San Jose, CA (US);
Ben Dowlat, San Jose, CA (US);
Rami Abou-Hamze, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Steven Laur, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Intersil Americas Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A circuit comprises a first input for receiving a supply voltage and a second input for receiving a sensed current signal from an output of a DC to DC converter. The circuit also includes an output voltage for providing an adjustable drive voltage to a drive circuit. The circuit additionally includes circuitry for adjusting the drive voltage responsive to supply voltage and the sensed current signal.