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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2010
A. Paul Brokaw, Tucson, AZ (US);
A. Paul Brokaw, Tucson, AZ (US);
Integrated Device Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Soft start circuits for a switching power converter include an amplifier configured to operate from a common bias node and amplify a difference between a positive input and a negative input to generate an amplifier output. A soft start bias circuit supplies a soft start bias current during a soft start process for the switching power converter. An operational bias circuit supplies an operational bias current after the soft start process. In some embodiments, a capacitor is operably coupled to the amplifier output and is configured to provide a frequency compensation for the switching power converter and a charging ramp for the soft start process. In some embodiments, the soft start circuit is configured such that the soft start bias current is at least an order of magnitude smaller than the operational bias current and limits a current that the amplifier can during the soft start process.