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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Raghu Nandan Chepuri, Bangalore, IN;
Fenardi Thenus, Portland, OR (US);
Peng Zou, Tumwater, WA (US);
Henry W. Koertzen, Olympia, WA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H02M 1/36 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2013.01); H02M 1/36 (2013.01); G06F 1/3203 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described is a soft-start scheme for a voltage regulator. The apparatus comprises: a first voltage regulator to provide regulated voltage to an output node coupled to a load, the first voltage regulator operable to be in open loop via a bypass unit, the first voltage regulator including a comparator; and a second voltage regulator, coupled to the first voltage regulator, operable to be in closed loop, via the bypass unit, to provide a reference voltage for the comparator of the first voltage regulator.