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Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2012
Applicant:

Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;

Inventor:

Pedro Costa, Munich, DE;

Assignee:

INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG, Neubiberg, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/00 (2006.01); H02M 3/157 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/157 (2013.01);
Abstract

In various embodiments a controller for controlling the operation of a switched mode power supply is provided, the controller comprising: a first signal source configured to provide a first set of signals including a set signal and a clear signal, wherein the first set of signals may correspond to a first mode of operation of the switched mode power supply; a second signal source configured to provide a second set of signals including a set signal and a clear signal, wherein the second set of signals may correspond to a second mode of operation of the switched mode power supply; a selecting circuit coupled to the first signal source and to the second signal source, the selecting circuit being configured to select either the first set of signals or the second set of signals; a switching signal generating circuit coupled to the selecting circuit and configured to provide a switching signal to the switched mode power supply based on the set of signals received from the selecting circuit.


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