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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Inventor:
Jun Zhao, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/10 (2006.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2013.01);
Abstract
A switching power converter circuit comprises an input port, a first circuit supply rail having a first positive voltage greater than circuit ground, a second circuit supply rail having a second positive voltage greater than circuit ground, and an inductor electrically coupled to the input port, wherein inductor current flows in a first direction through the inductor to generate the first circuit supply rail and flows in an opposite direction through the inductor to generate the second circuit supply rail.