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Patent No.:

US 8716998 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 03, 2011
Applicants:

Toshimasa Namekawa, Tokyo, JP;

Daisuke Miyashita, Kawasaki, JP;

Jun Deguchi, Kawasaki, JP;

Inventors:

Toshimasa Namekawa, Tokyo, JP;

Daisuke Miyashita, Kawasaki, JP;

Jun Deguchi, Kawasaki, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/157 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A DC-DC converter has a switching element, a lowpass filter, an oscillator, an AD converter, an error signal generator, a counter, a comparator, a selector configured to select one of the plurality of clock signals in accordance with a value of a lower side bit of the error signal in sync with a timing when the comparator detects coincidence, and a switching controller configured to control ON/OFF of the switching element in accordance with the clock signal selected by the selector. The selector selects one among the plurality of clock signals and a new clock signal generated by combining two or more clock signals comprising neighboring phases among the plurality of clock signals.


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