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US 2014/0235301 A1Published application
Configurable dc-dc converter
AssigneeMarvell International Ltd.
InventorsEran Segev, Shimeon Greenberg
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Abstract
A method includes, in a mobile communication terminal that is powered by a DC-DC converter and is operated by a user in accordance with multiple possible usage scenarios, determining a usage scenario according to which the terminal currently operates. One or more parameters of operation for the DC-DC converter are derived from the usage scenario. The DC-DC converter is configured to supply electrical power to the terminal using the derived parameters of operation.
Claims19
A method, comprising:
- in a mobile communication terminal, which is powered by a DC-DC converter and is operated by a user in accordance with multiple possible usage scenarios, determining a usage scenario according to which the terminal currently operates;
- deriving from the usage scenario one or more parameters of operation for the DC-DC converter;
- and
- configuring the DC-DC converter to supply electrical power to the terminal using the derived parameters of operation.
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Apparatus, comprising:
- a DC-DC converter;
- and
- control circuitry, which is configured to determine, from among multiple possible usage scenarios, a usage scenario in which the apparatus currently operates, to derive from the usage scenario one or more parameters of operation for the DC-DC converter, and to configure the DC-DC converter to supply electrical power using the derived parameters of operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.