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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2008
Jeffry M. Huard, Puyallup, WA (US);
Jeffry M. Huard, Puyallup, WA (US);
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A buck (with boost) switcher is provided that adds boost functionality to a buck switcher without compromising the buck's performance with extra series-coupled switches nor requiring a second inductor. The switcher has an integrated circuit that is capable of receiving a power supply voltage and a mode signal and generating on separate outputs either a boost voltage or a buck voltage based on the power supply voltage and the mode signal. The mode signal corresponds to one of a buck mode and a boost mode. The switcher also has a single inductor that is coupled to the integrated circuit and is capable of being used by the integrated circuit to generate the boost voltage (or a high voltage capable current) in the boost mode and to generate the buck voltage in the buck mode.