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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
May. 28, 2010
Ravi Vijayaraghavan, Chennai, IN;
Sudhir Polarouthu, Hyderabad, IN;
Ravi Vijayaraghavan, Chennai, IN;
Sudhir Polarouthu, Hyderabad, IN;
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A DC-DC converter receives input power from a power source and generates a regulated DC voltage as an output. The DC-DC converter contains multiple blocks, each of which is powered by a power supply received on a supply terminal. The DC-DC converter also contains a voltage regulator to generate a lower voltage from the power source. The lower voltage generated by the regulator is provided as the power supply on the supply terminal when the regulated DC voltage is less than a reference value, and the regulated DC voltage itself is provided as the power supply on the supply terminal otherwise. The regulator is switched off when the blocks are powered by the regulated DC voltage, thereby leading to increased efficiency of the DC-DC converter.