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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
James E. C. Brown, San Jose, CA (US);
Lawrence M. Burns, Los Altos, CA (US);
James E. C. Brown, San Jose, CA (US);
Lawrence M. Burns, Los Altos, CA (US);
R2 Semiconductor, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments for at least one method and apparatus of controlling a dead time of a switching voltage regulator are disclosed. One method includes generating a regulated output voltage based upon a switching voltage. The method included generating the switching voltage through controlled closing and opening of a series switch element and a shunt switch element, wherein the dead time comprises time that both the series switch element and the shunt switch element are open. The duration of the dead time is adjusted based on a rate of change of the switching voltage.