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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:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Weiwei Xu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Zhiliang Hong, Shanghai, CN;
Dirk Killat, Cottbus, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Dialog Semiconductor GmbH, Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02J 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/1582 (2013.01); Y10T 307/406 (2015.04);
Abstract
This invention provides a switching converter having a number N of outputs providing N output signals, said switching converter being operable in at least a boost mode. The switching converter has at least one inductor, a number of switches, and a controlling device for controlling a charging time of the at least one inductor at least by the switches such that a discharging time of the at least one inductor is constant.