MULTIMODE VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MULTIMODE VOLTAGE REGULATOR OUTPUT VOLTAGE AND AN OUTPUT CURRENT TO A LOAD
First Claim
1. A multimode voltage regulator, comprisingan output for providing a regulator output voltage Vdd and an output current to a load;
- a low power reference voltage source havinga reference voltage output providing said regulator output voltage Vdd, when in a first low power mode an absolute value of said output current is not greater than a threshold value;
a buffer amplifier havinga buffer amplifier output providing said regulator output voltage Vdd, when said absolute value of said output current is greater than said threshold value,a first bias voltage input being connected in a second low power mode to said reference voltage output when said absolute value of said output current is greater than said threshold value for less than a predefine time,a second bias voltage input (256) being connected in a third normal mode to a bias voltage output (258) of a bias voltage source (236) when said absolute value of said output current is greater than said threshold value for at least said predefined time; and
a mode controller for automatically determining said absolute value of said output current and automatically switching from said first low power mode to said second low power mode.
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Abstract
A multimode voltage regulator comprises an output for providing a regulator output voltage Vdd and an output current to a load and a low power reference voltage source having a reference voltage output providing the regulator output voltage Vdd, when in a first low power mode the output current is not greater than a threshold value. It may comprise a buffer amplifier having an output providing the regulator output voltage Vdd, when the output current is greater than the threshold value and a first bias voltage input being connected in a second low power mode to the reference voltage output when the output current is greater than the threshold value for less than a predefined time. And it may comprise a mode controller for automatically determining the output current and automatically switching from first low power mode to second low power mode.
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14 Claims
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1. A multimode voltage regulator, comprising
an output for providing a regulator output voltage Vdd and an output current to a load; -
a low power reference voltage source having a reference voltage output providing said regulator output voltage Vdd, when in a first low power mode an absolute value of said output current is not greater than a threshold value; a buffer amplifier having a buffer amplifier output providing said regulator output voltage Vdd, when said absolute value of said output current is greater than said threshold value, a first bias voltage input being connected in a second low power mode to said reference voltage output when said absolute value of said output current is greater than said threshold value for less than a predefine time, a second bias voltage input (256) being connected in a third normal mode to a bias voltage output (258) of a bias voltage source (236) when said absolute value of said output current is greater than said threshold value for at least said predefined time; and a mode controller for automatically determining said absolute value of said output current and automatically switching from said first low power mode to said second low power mode. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14)
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2. (canceled)
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10. A method for providing a multimode voltage regulator output voltage and an output current to a load, comprising
providing said regulator output voltage by a reference voltage output of a low power reference voltage source when in a first low power mode an absolute value of said output current is not greater than a threshold value; -
providing said regulator output voltage by a buffer amplifier output of a buffer amplifier having a first bias voltage input being connected in a second low power mode to said reference voltage output when said absolute value of said output current is greater than said threshold value for less than a predefined time; automatically determining said absolute value of said output current and automatically switching from said first low power mode to said second low power mode; and providing said regulator output voltage by said buffer amplifier output of said buffer amplifier having a second bias voltage input being connected in a third normal mode to a bias voltage output of a bias voltage source when said absolute value of said output current is greater than said threshold value for at least said predefined time.
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11. (canceled)
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