Electricity: power supply or regulation systems – Output level responsive – Using a three or more terminal semiconductive device as the...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-12
2008-08-19
Sterrett, Jeffrey L (Department: 2838)
Electricity: power supply or regulation systems
Output level responsive
Using a three or more terminal semiconductive device as the...
C323S283000, C323S285000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07414383
ABSTRACT:
While firing a number of phases of a multi-phase switching voltage regulator in a sequence, a determination is made as to which one of the phases has the lowest phase current. Then, the next phase, to be fired in the sequence, is selected as the one that has been determined to have the lowest phase current. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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Burton Edward Allyn
Deval Anant S.
Greiner Robert J.
Huard Douglas Robert
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Intel Corporation
Sterrett Jeffrey L
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