Voltage regulators with multiple transistors

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9722483
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14213958

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A voltage regulator has an input terminal and a ground terminal. The voltage regulator includes a high-side device, a low side device, and a controller. The high-side device is coupled between the input terminal and an intermediate terminal. The high-side device includes first and second transistors each coupled between the input terminal and the intermediate terminal, such that the first transistor controls a drain-source switching voltage of the second transistor. The low-side device is coupled between the intermediate terminal and the ground terminal. The controller drives the high-side and low-side devices to alternately couple the intermediate terminal to the input terminal and the ground terminal.

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VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR LLC160 RIO ROBLES SAN JOSE CA 95134

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cassella, Craig Fremont, US 3 24
Chiang, Chiteh San Jose, US 10 80
Fatemizadeh, Badredin Sunnyvale, US 26 183
Lu, Yang Fremont, US 395 2607
Paul, Amit Sunnyvale, US 30 356
Ruan, Jun Santa Clara, US 16 109
Zuniga, Marco A Palo Alto, US 83 1809

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