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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Timothy Alan Dhuyvetter, Arnold, CA (US);
Brian Ben North, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Alan Dhuyvetter, Arnold, CA (US);
Brian Ben North, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, South Portland, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 11/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This document discusses, among other things, a voltage regulator having a plurality of switching devices, coupled in parallel, and configured to selectively provide a variable available drive current using a comparison of a regulated Dc output voltage to at least one reference voltage.