SERIES AND PARALLEL HYBRID SWITCHED CAPACITOR NETWORKS FOR IC POWER DELIVERY
First Claim
1. A power delivery network for an integrated circuit, the network comprising:
- a hybrid parallel power conversion stage including converter of a first type configured in parallel with a converter of a second type, each converter coupled with an input voltage to provide a regulated output current to power the integrated circuit.
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Abstract
Series switches for power delivery. A regulator operated as a current source is arranged in parallel with a switched capacitor divider. A switched capacitor divider is configured in series with a plurality of linear regulators with each regulating one of a plurality of voltage outputs from the switched capacitor divider. In another embodiment, a series switch bridge has a first pair of switches connected in series with a second pair of switches across a voltage input, each switch within a pair of switches is switched in-phase with the other while the first pair of switches is switched out of phase with the second pair of switches. A balancing capacitor is coupled across one switch in both the first and second pair to be in parallel when either of the pair of switches is closed to reduce a charge imbalance between the switches.
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20 Claims
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1. A power delivery network for an integrated circuit, the network comprising:
a hybrid parallel power conversion stage including converter of a first type configured in parallel with a converter of a second type, each converter coupled with an input voltage to provide a regulated output current to power the integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A power delivery network to deliver power one or more integrated circuits at a plurality of voltages, the network comprising:
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a switched capacitor divider (SCD) comprising; a plurality of FETs configured with drain terminals coupled with source terminals to be in series across a voltage input; and a plurality of capacitors connected across the voltage input and coupled with the series switches to divide the input voltage into a plurality of first voltage outputs; and a plurality of linear regulators, each linear regulator coupled with one of the plurality of first voltage outputs to regulate a second voltage output. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A power delivery network to power an integrated circuit, comprising:
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a voltage input; and a series switch bridge, wherein the series switch bridge further comprises; a first pair of switches connected in series with a second pair of switches across the voltage input, wherein each pair of switches includes a first switch having a drain terminal coupled with a source terminal of a second switch with gate terminals coupled together, and wherein the first pair of switches is configured to switch between a low state and a high state within a switching cycle while the second pair of switches is configured to switch to a state opposite the first pair; a balancing capacitor coupled with a node between the switches of the first pair and coupled with a node between the switches of the second pair; and a voltage output coupled with a node between the first pair of switches and the second pair of switches, the voltage output to be coupled with the IC to be powered. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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