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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2012
James E. C. Brown, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel Dobkin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Pablo Moreno Galbis, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Cory Severson, Coarsegold, CA (US);
Lawrence M. Burns, Los Altos, CA (US);
James E. C. Brown, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel Dobkin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Pablo Moreno Galbis, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Cory Severson, Coarsegold, CA (US);
Lawrence M. Burns, Los Altos, CA (US);
R2 Semiconductor, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments for at methods, apparatus and systems for operating a voltage regulator are disclosed. One method includes generating, by a switching controller, a switching voltage through controlled closing and opening of a series switch element and a shunt switch element. Further, the method includes generating, by a switchable output filter, a regulated output voltage by filtering the switching voltage, wherein the switchable output filter comprises a plurality of capacitors that are selectively included within the switchable output filter.