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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2008
Applicant:
Pramod Singnurkar, Graz, AT;
Inventor:
Pramod Singnurkar, Graz, AT;
Assignee:
austriamicrosystems AG, Unterpremstätten, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for DC/DC conversion comprises operating in a Boost mode of operation or in a Buck-Boost mode of operation. Furthermore, the method comprises switching from the Boost mode of operation to the Buck-Boost mode of operation, if a desired value (VOUTR) of an output voltage (VOUT) which is generated from a supply voltage (VIN) by the DC/DC conversion is smaller than a first reference voltage (VR). The method also comprises switching from the Buck-Boost mode of operation to the Boost mode of operation, if the desired value (VOUTR) is larger than a second reference voltage (VR).