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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2007
Kee-chee Tiew, Richardson, TX (US);
H. Pooya Forghani-zadeh, Dallas, TX (US);
William Aubrey Mayfield, Rockwall, TX (US);
Kee-Chee Tiew, Richardson, TX (US);
H. Pooya Forghani-zadeh, Dallas, TX (US);
William Aubrey Mayfield, Rockwall, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention includes a power supply system. The power supply system comprises a variable voltage source configured to provide and incrementally increase a control voltage associated with a pass-transistor. The power supply system also comprises an inrush current monitor configured to monitor a current-flow through the pass-transistor. The power supply system further comprises a voltage control circuit configured to halt the incremental increase of the control voltage in response to the current-flow exceeding a predetermined current limit.