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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/1584 (2013.01); H02M 1/00 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A regulator circuit includes a regulator output node, at least (N+1) regulator control circuits, and N drivers. N is an integer greater than 1. Each one of the N drivers includes a multiplexer, a driver stage, and a pre-driver stage. The multiplexer includes an input port and an output port, where the input port of the multiplexer is coupled with output nodes of the at least (N+1) regulator control circuits. The driver stage is coupled with the regulator output node. The pre-driver stage is configured to control the driver stage based on a signal on the output port of the multiplexer.