DC-to-DC converter having enhanced control features and associat

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1997-02-14

1998-08-11

Wong, Peter S.

Electricity: power supply or regulation systems

Output level responsive

Using a three or more terminal semiconductive device as the...

323285, G05F 140

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active

057931933

ABSTRACT:
A DC-to-DC converter includes a comparator for controlling a high-side switch and has one input connected to a switch signal and another input connected to a peak current reference signal. A comparator bias boost circuit increases a bias to the comparator to provide accurate comparisons even when the switch signal and the peak current reference signal are both relatively close to a voltage of the source. The additional bias may be provided by a voltage which is typically available for a DC-to-DC converter. More particularly, the high-side switch has a terminal defining a phase node, and the additional bias voltage may be provided by a capacitor referenced to the phase node to provide the bias higher than a voltage of the source and responsive to switching at the phase node. The converter preferably further includes one or more clamps for clamping the output of the comparator during a relatively rapid change in the bias. A clock may be used for turning on the high-side switch. The comparator may include an additional input, and the clamps may further deliver a blanking signal based upon the clock to the additional input of the comparator so that at least one of the comparator output and inputs is clamped responsive to the blanking signal. Method aspects of the invention are also disclosed.

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