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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 11/40 (2006.01); G11C 17/16 (2006.01); H03K 7/08 (2006.01); H03K 5/24 (2006.01); H02M 1/32 (2007.01); H03K 5/1252 (2006.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 3/28 (2006.01); H02J 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/16 (2013.01); H02M 1/32 (2013.01); H03K 5/1252 (2013.01); H03K 5/24 (2013.01); H03K 7/08 (2013.01); H02J 2001/106 (2013.01); H02M 3/1584 (2013.01); H02M 3/285 (2013.01);
Abstract
A current balance circuit for a power management device having a first current channel and a second current channel, having: a first current sense circuit configured to detect a current flowing through the first current channel, and to provide a first current sense signal indicative of the current flowing through the first current channel; wherein the current balance circuit draws current from the second current channel to the first current channel based on the first current sense signal.