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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2011
Tsung-yen Tsai, Hsinchu County, TW;
Ying Hsi Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Tsung-Yen Tsai, Hsinchu County, TW;
Ying Hsi Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Realtek Semiconductor Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
The invention discloses a voltage regulating apparatus, which includes: a linear regulator generating a first error signal; a switching regulator generating a first and a second PWM signals; a selecting unit coupled to the linear and switching regulators, receiving the first error signal and the second PWM signal, and outputting a regulating signal; a first power transistor coupled to the switching regulator and receiving the first PWM signal; and a second power transistor coupled to the selecting unit and receiving the regulating signal; wherein the voltage regulating apparatus can be put either in a linear mode of operation if the first error signal is selected as the regulating signal, or in a switching mode of operation if the second PWM signal is selected as the regulating signal.