Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Digital current mode control for multi-phase voltage regulator circuits
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Application No.: US16387316Application Date: 2019-04-17
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Publication No.: US10658931B1Publication Date: 2020-05-19
- Inventor: Sanjay Pant , Fabio Gozzini , Hubert Attah , Jonathan F. Bolus , Wenxun Huang
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel, P.C.
- Main IPC: H02M3/158
- IPC: H02M3/158 ; H02M1/12 ; H02M3/157 ; G06F1/3203 ; H03M1/12

Abstract:
A voltage regulator circuit included in a computer system may include multiple phase circuits each coupled to a regulated power supply node via a corresponding inductor. The phase circuits may modify a voltage level of the regulated power supply node using respective control signals generated by a digital control circuit that processes multiple data bits. An analog-to-digital converter circuit may compare the voltage level of the regulated power supply node to multiple reference voltage levels and sample the resultant comparisons to generate the multiple data bits.
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