Circuit and Method for Voltage Regulator Output Voltage Trimming
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1. A voltage regulator comprising:
- a power conversion module configured to receive an input voltage, and to convert the input voltage into an output voltage configurable to be regulated to a plurality of output values indexed from 1 to N, wherein N is a positive integer;
a feedback and trimming module comprising a plurality of voltage dividing devices coupled in series between the output voltage and ground, wherein the feedback and trimming module is configured to provide a plurality of feedback terminals indexed from 1 to N leading out from N different positions on the plurality of voltage dividing devices, and wherein the plurality of feedback terminals indexed from 1 to N are configured to provide a plurality of feedback voltages indexed from 1 to N respectively corresponding to the plurality of output values indexed from 1 to N; and
a control module configured to selectively receive one of the plurality of feedback voltages indexed by X a time, and to compare the received feedback voltage indexed by X with a reference signal to provide a control signal to the power conversion module, wherein the control signal represents an error between the received feedback voltage indexed by X and the reference signal, and wherein the power conversion module regulates the output voltage to the output value indexed by X corresponding to the received feedback voltage indexed by X in response to the control signal, and wherein X changes from 1 to N; and
whereinthe feedback and trimming module is further configured to successively trim the leading out positions of the plurality of feedback terminals indexed from 1 to N on the plurality of voltage dividing devices so as to successively trim the plurality of output values indexed from 1 to N to their desired values independently.
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Abstract
The present disclosure discloses a voltage regulator comprising a trimming circuit. The present disclosure also discloses a method for trimming an output voltage of a voltage regulator. In one embodiment the voltage regulator may comprise a power conversion module, a feedback and trimming module and a control module. The voltage regulator may be able to provide an output voltage that could be regulated to a plurality of output values, the feedback and trimming module may be able to trim the plurality of output values to their desired values successively and independently.
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1. A voltage regulator comprising:
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a power conversion module configured to receive an input voltage, and to convert the input voltage into an output voltage configurable to be regulated to a plurality of output values indexed from 1 to N, wherein N is a positive integer; a feedback and trimming module comprising a plurality of voltage dividing devices coupled in series between the output voltage and ground, wherein the feedback and trimming module is configured to provide a plurality of feedback terminals indexed from 1 to N leading out from N different positions on the plurality of voltage dividing devices, and wherein the plurality of feedback terminals indexed from 1 to N are configured to provide a plurality of feedback voltages indexed from 1 to N respectively corresponding to the plurality of output values indexed from 1 to N; and a control module configured to selectively receive one of the plurality of feedback voltages indexed by X a time, and to compare the received feedback voltage indexed by X with a reference signal to provide a control signal to the power conversion module, wherein the control signal represents an error between the received feedback voltage indexed by X and the reference signal, and wherein the power conversion module regulates the output voltage to the output value indexed by X corresponding to the received feedback voltage indexed by X in response to the control signal, and wherein X changes from 1 to N; and
whereinthe feedback and trimming module is further configured to successively trim the leading out positions of the plurality of feedback terminals indexed from 1 to N on the plurality of voltage dividing devices so as to successively trim the plurality of output values indexed from 1 to N to their desired values independently. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A trimming circuit comprising:
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an input terminal configured to receive an output voltage of a voltage regulator configurable to be regulated to a plurality of output values indexed from 1 to N, wherein N is a positive integer; a plurality of feedback terminals indexed from 1 to N configured to provide a plurality of feedback voltages indexed from 1 to N corresponding to the plurality of output values indexed from 1 to N; and a plurality of voltage dividing devices coupled in series between the input terminal and ground, wherein the plurality of feedback terminals indexed from 1 to N are provided from N different leading out positions on the plurality of voltage dividing devices, and wherein the plurality of output values indexed from 1 to N corresponding to the plurality of feedback voltages indexed from 1 to N are successively and independently trimmed to their desired values via successively trimming the leading out positions of the plurality of feedback terminals indexed from 1 to N on the plurality of voltage dividing devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for trimming an output voltage of a voltage regulator, comprising:
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coupling a plurality of voltage dividing devices in series between the output voltage and ground; providing a plurality of feedback terminals indexed from 1 to N leading out from N different positions on the plurality of voltage dividing devices, wherein N is a positive integer, and wherein the plurality of feedback terminals having a plurality of feedback voltages indexed from 1 to N respectively corresponding to a plurality of output values indexed from 1 to N of the output voltage; and trimming the leading out positions of the plurality of feedback terminals indexed from 1 to N on the plurality of voltage dividing devices successively so as to trim the plurality of output values indexed from 1 to N successively and independently. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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