Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Current measurement for power converter circuits
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Application No.: US17211527Application Date: 2021-03-24
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Publication No.: US11803219B2Publication Date: 2023-10-31
- Inventor: Shawn Searles , Fabio Gozzini , Sanjay Pant , Inder M. Sodhi
- 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.
- Agent Dean M. Munyon
- Main IPC: G06F1/26
- IPC: G06F1/26 ; G01R15/14 ; G05F1/46 ; G11C7/10

Abstract:
A power converter circuit included in a computer system may include a phase circuit and a sample circuit. The phase circuit compares a voltage level of the regulated power supply node to a reference voltage to generate a demand current that is used to adjust the voltage level of the regulated power supply node. The phase circuit also digitizes the demand current and stores the resultant bit stream in a memory circuit. The sample circuit generates timestamp information that points to particular storage locations in the memory circuit that correspond to trigger events, allowing the operation of the power converter circuit to be analyzed during different circumstances as well as to adjust operating parameters of the power converter circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220308606A1 Current Measurement for Power Converter Circuits Public/Granted day:2022-09-29
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