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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2014
Marvell World Trade Ltd., St.Michael, BB;
Wanfeng Zhang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Daniel Reed, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jinho Choi, Saratoga, CA (US);
Pantas Sutardja, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Marvell World Trade Ltd., St. Michael, BB;
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for driving dimmable load. The method includes detecting a dimming characteristic in an energy source from which a load draws a first energy according to the dimming characteristic. The dimming characteristic requires a second energy in addition to the first energy to be drawn from the energy source to sustain an operation of the energy source. The method further includes biasing a switch to consume the second energy. The second energy and the first energy are drawn from the energy source to sustain the operation of the energy source.