The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2011
Anthony J. Stratakos, St. Helena, CA (US);
Michael D. Mcjimsey, Danville, CA (US);
Ilija Jergovic, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Alexandr Ikriannikov, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Artin Der Minassians, Oakland, CA (US);
Kaiwei Yao, San Jose, CA (US);
David B. Lidsky, Oakland, CA (US);
Marco A. Zuniga, Berkeley, CA (US);
Ana Borisavljevic, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Anthony J. Stratakos, St. Helena, CA (US);
Michael D. McJimsey, Danville, CA (US);
Ilija Jergovic, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Alexandr Ikriannikov, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Artin Der Minassians, Oakland, CA (US);
Kaiwei Yao, San Jose, CA (US);
David B. Lidsky, Oakland, CA (US);
Marco A. Zuniga, Berkeley, CA (US);
Ana Borisavljevic, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Volterra Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A switching circuit for extracting power from an electric power source includes (1) an input port for electrically coupling to the electric power source, (2) an output port for electrically coupling to a load, (3) a first switching device configured to switch between its conductive state and its non-conductive state to transfer power from the input port to the output port, (4) an intermediate switching node that transitions between at least two different voltage levels at least in part due to the first switching device switching between its conductive state and its non-conductive state, and (5) a controller for controlling the first switching device to maximize an average value of a voltage at the intermediate switching node.