Self clocked low power doubling charge pump

    公开(公告)号:US12040705B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-16

    申请号:US17817116

    申请日:2022-08-03

    发明人: Alexander Heubi

    IPC分类号: H02M3/07

    CPC分类号: H02M3/073

    摘要: A high voltage is generated from a low supply voltage by a charge pump driven with a pulse generator. A comparator compares the low supply voltage to a predetermined proportion of the high voltage. A low power voltage divider creates the predetermined portion of the high voltage. The comparator output drives the pulse generator, and the pulse generator output resets the comparator. A high voltage to low voltage mode may also be employed using the same arrangement.

    BATTERY BACKUP CAPACITY DETECTION
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240213554A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-27

    申请号:US18146504

    申请日:2022-12-27

    发明人: Hideo KONDO

    摘要: A method, system, and integrated circuit are provided for monitoring a battery capacity within a battery backup system. A battery degradation profile is provided for a battery including first data associating operating temperature over accumulated time with second battery degradation data. The battery is kept charged in a failover battery backup circuit. The operating temperature of the battery is measured over time and third data is stored for the operating temperature over accumulated time. While the battery is operated in the backup system, the battery degradation profile is accessed based on the third data to obtain an associated battery degradation estimate. Responsive to the battery degradation estimate meeting a designated condition, the battery is electronically switched from operation to a test circuit, and the internal impedance of the battery is measured. Responsive to an unacceptable value of the internal impedance, an alert is issued.

    IMAGE SENSORS HAVING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE PIXELS

    公开(公告)号:US20240205562A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18067493

    申请日:2022-12-16

    IPC分类号: H04N25/77 H04N25/78

    CPC分类号: H04N25/77 H04N25/78 H04N25/79

    摘要: An image sensor may include an array of imaging pixels arranged in rows and columns. Each imaging pixel may include a photodiode, an overflow capacitor, an overflow transistor that is interposed between the photodiode and the overflow capacitor, a floating diffusion region, a transfer transistor that is interposed between the photodiode and the floating diffusion region, a voltage supply, and a reset transistor that is interposed between the floating diffusion region and the voltage supply. The voltage supply may provide a voltage at a first magnitude that is less than the pinning voltage for a first portion of a reset period and may provide the voltage at a second magnitude that is greater than the pinning voltage for a second portion of the reset period.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF CURRENT SENSING IN SWITCHING POWER CONVERTERS

    公开(公告)号:US20240204643A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18068579

    申请日:2022-12-20

    IPC分类号: H02M1/00 H02M3/158

    CPC分类号: H02M1/0009 H02M3/158

    摘要: Current sensing in switching power converters. At least one example is a method comprising: discharging an inductor of a buck converter using a low-side FET during a discharge mode of a first cycle; providing, during the discharge mode, a signal indicative of instantaneous current to a voltage regulator, the signal indicative of instantaneous current proportional to current through the inductor during at least a portion of the discharge mode; charging the inductor using a high-side FET during a charge mode, the charge mode in a second cycle subsequent to the discharge mode; and providing, during the charge mode, an emulated signal to the voltage regulator, the emulated signal generated based on the current through the inductor in the discharge mode.