Driver circuitry and operation

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PATENT NO 12257601
APP PUB NO 20240226960A1
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18615241

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This application relates to methods and apparatus for driving a transducer with switching drivers. A driver circuit has first and second switching drivers for driving the transducer in a bridge-tied-load configuration, each of the switching drivers having a respective output stage for controllably switching the respective driver output node between high and low switching voltages with a controlled duty cycle. Each of switching drivers is operable in a plurality of different driver modes, wherein the switching voltages are different in said different driver modes. A controller controls the driver mode of operation and the duty cycle of the switching drivers based on the input signal. The controller is configured to control the duty cycles of the first and second switching drivers within defined minimum and maximum limits of duty cycles; and to transition between driver modes of operation when the duty cycle of one of the switching drivers reaches a duty cycle limit.

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CIRRUS LOGIC INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR LTD7B NIGHTINGALE WAY QUARTERMILE EDINBURGH EH3 9EG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Doy, Anthony S Los Gatos, US 48 552
Hoff, Thomas H Austin, US 19 40
King, Eric J Austin, US 148 1690
Melanson, John L Austin, US 500 10993
Thomsen, Axel Austin, US 112 1536

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