Method and apparatus for DC-DC converter with boost/low dropout (LDO) mode control

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PATENT NO 9880573
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14147667

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A low dropout (LDO) device with improved linear mode comprising an error amplifier, a programmable attenuation factor circuit coupled to said error amplifier, a feedback network whose input is electrically connected to said programmable attenuation factor circuit and whose output is electrically coupled to the negative input of said error amplifier, a high side (HS) pre-drive circuit whose input is a high impedance (HiZ) mode signal, a low side (LS) pre-drive circuit whose input is a low pull-down input mode signal, a high side (HS) output stage element electrically coupled to said high side (HS) pre-drive circuit, a low side (LS) output stage element electrically coupled to said low side (LS) pre-drive circuit, and a high side sense (HSENSE) output stage element whose gate is electrically coupled to said high side (HS) pre-drive circuit, and whose gate and source are electrically connected to the output of said error amplifier.

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DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR GMBHNEUE STRASSE 95 KIRCHHEIM/TECK-NABERN D-73230

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Mengad, Zakaria Edinburgh, GB 11 84
Teplechuk, Mykhaylo Edinburgh, GB 15 67

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