DUAL MODE VOLTAGE REGULATOR WITH DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION CAPABILITY

A dual mode voltage regulator according to one embodiment includes a passive regulator circuit; a switching regulator circuit; and a controller circuit configured to monitor operational parameters of the dual mode voltage regulator and selectively couple either the passive regulator circuit or the s...

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Hauptverfasser: ALI ISAAC, BARBER WILLIAM L, TALBOT ANDREW D, AITKEN MATTHEW T, KAN CHI MAN, MUDD MARK S, PINSON KEITH, COWLEY NICHOLAS P, SPINKS STEPHEN J, MARTIN ALAN J, PERRY COLIN L
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Zusammenfassung:A dual mode voltage regulator according to one embodiment includes a passive regulator circuit; a switching regulator circuit; and a controller circuit configured to monitor operational parameters of the dual mode voltage regulator and selectively couple either the passive regulator circuit or the switching regulator circuit between an input voltage port and an output load. The selective coupling is based on the monitoring of parameters including current through the output load, voltage at the input voltage port and voltage at the output load as well as the availability of a system clock signal.