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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
May. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Micrel, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vinit Jayaraj, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jayant Rao, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Micrel, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/1588 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0009 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0032 (2013.01); Y02B 70/1466 (2013.01); Y02B 70/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A boost switching regulator incorporates a peak inductor current modulation circuit to modulate the peak inductor current as a function of the load current, the input voltage, the regulated output voltage, and a fixed current value. In this manner, the switching frequency of the boost regulator can be maintained above a given value or within a given frequency range over a wide range of load conditions and also over input voltage variations and output voltage settings.