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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2008
Michael Grimm, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Michael Grimm, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Silergy Technology, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Power converter circuits, structures, and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a hybrid converter can include: (i) a first switching device controllable by a control signal; (ii) an inductor coupled to the first switching device and an output; and (iii) a control circuit configured to receive feedback from the output for generation of the control signal to control the first switching device, where the control circuit includes a first detection circuit configured to detect first and second output conditions, the control circuit being configured to operate the first switching device in a switch control in response to the control signal when the first output condition is detected, and to operate the first switching device in a linear control region when the second output condition is detected.