Voltage converter controller and voltage converter circuit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9859783
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14075432

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A voltage converter controller, adapted to a voltage converter circuit, includes a power switch controller and a dead-time determining circuit. The power switch controller receives a PWM signal and outputs a high-side control signal and a low-side control signal accordingly to control the conduction and cut-off of a high-side power switch and a low-side power switch respectively. When the power switch controller starts to control the low-side power switch cut-off, after a first dead-time, the power switch controller starts to control the high-side power switch conducting. The dead-time determining circuit detects a current of the low-side power switch to be larger or smaller than a threshold current when the low-side power switch is conducted, and determines the first dead-time to be a first value or a second value accordingly.

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  • RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chang, Yu-Lun Hsinchu Country, TW 19 29
Hsiao, Yuan-Wen Hsinchu County, TW 12 127
Huang, Jian-Rong Hsinchu Couny, TW 30 382

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