Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Switching regulator circuit allowing a lower input voltage
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Application No.: US14683617Application Date: 2015-04-10
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Publication No.: US09614428B2Publication Date: 2017-04-04
- Inventor: Richard Garvey , Bassem Alnahas , Vijay Mangtani
- Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MA Worcester
- Assignee: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
- Current Assignee: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Worcester
- Agency: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
- Main IPC: H02M1/08
- IPC: H02M1/08 ; H02M3/07 ; H02M3/158 ; H02M1/00
Abstract:
A buck-boost switching regulator has an output voltage boost circuit to provide a boosted output voltage. The boosted voltage is used to generate higher voltage control signals to gates of NMOS switches, resulting in an ability to operate at lower input voltages.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150303807A1 Switching Regulator Circuit Allowing a Lower Input Voltage Public/Granted day:2015-10-22
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