• Patent Title: Scheme for automatically searching optimal phase shedding threshold for voltage converter having multi-phase output stage circuit
  • Application No.: US14987735
    Application Date: 2016-01-04
  • Publication No.: US10008936B2
    Publication Date: 2018-06-26
  • Inventor: Shan-Fong Hong
  • Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
  • Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
  • Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
  • Current Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
  • Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
  • Agent Winston Hsu
  • Main IPC: H02M3/158
  • IPC: H02M3/158 H02M1/00
Scheme for automatically searching optimal phase shedding threshold for voltage converter having multi-phase output stage circuit
Abstract:
A method for performing phase shedding for a voltage converter having a multi-phase output stage circuit includes: sensing an input current of the voltage converter to generate a first digital signal when enabling at least one first output stage within the multi-phase output stage circuit; sensing the input current of the voltage converter to generate a second digital signal when further enabling a second output stage within the multi-phase output stage circuit; comparing the first digital signal with the second digital signal to generate a comparison resultant signal; dynamically adjusting the phase shedding threshold according to the comparison resultant signal, to automatically search/determine an optimal phase shedding threshold; and, performing the phase shedding when an operation of the voltage converter exceeds the optimal phase shedding threshold.
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