Audio-skipping of a constant on-time power converter

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PATENT NO 8664929
APP PUB NO 20120133348A1
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13307644

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When the switching frequency of a constant on-time power converter decreases to a threshold, the power converter is switched from the original operation of triggering a constant on-time of a high-side switch responsive to the output voltage of the power converter reaching a valley point to the operation of triggering a constant off-time of the high-side switch responsive to the output voltage reaching a peak point, to thereby prevent the power converter from operating in an audio frequency range.

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RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP14F -1 NO 8 TAIYUAN 1ST ST ZHUBEI CITY HSINCHU COUNTY

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Fan, Po-Chin New Taipei, TW 2 12
Liu, Kuo-Ping Hsinchu County, TW 18 128

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