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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2013
Cirrus Logic, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Michael A. Kost, Austin, TX (US);
Philips International, B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
In accordance with methods and systems of the present disclosure, an integrated circuit may include an output terminal and a switching circuit. The output terminal may supply charging current to a magnetic storage element for supplying energy to two or more lighting devices coupled to the magnetic storage element. The switching circuit may have an input coupled to an input power source and an output coupled to the output terminal for charging the magnetic storage element during charging intervals, wherein energy is supplied from the magnetic storage element to a first one of the lighting devices during flyback intervals following the charging intervals occurring during a first synchronization phase and to a second one of the lighting devices during flyback intervals following the charging intervals occurring during a second synchronization phase.