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US 2018/0323708 A1Published application
Integrated voltage regulator with augmented current source
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsWilliam J. LAMBERT, Mathew MANUSHAROW
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Abstract
A printed circuit board (PCB) includes one or more voltage rails and an integrated voltage regulator (IVR) electrically coupled to supply current to a voltage rail. The PCB also includes a PCB current source electrically coupled to supply a supplementary current to the voltage rail.
Claims24
A printed circuit board (PCB), comprising:
- one or more voltage rails;
- an integrated voltage regulator (IVR) electrically coupled to supply current to a voltage rail;
- and
- a PCB current source electrically coupled to supply a supplementary current to the voltage rail.
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A printed circuit board (PCB) current source, comprising:
- a power converter to generate a supplemental current source to a voltage rail coupled to an integrated voltage regulator (IVR);
- and
- control logic to control delivery of the supplemental current by the power regulator to the voltage rail.
An integrated voltage regulator (IVR) electrically, comprising:
- a first set of pins electrically coupled to supply current to a voltage rail;
- and
- a second set of pins coupled to receive a supplemental current from an external current source.
A printed circuit board (PCB), comprising:
- a voltage regulator;
- an integrated circuit (IC) die coupled to the voltage regulator, including:
- one or more voltage rails;
- and
- an integrated voltage regulator (IVR) electrically coupled to supply current to a voltage rail;
- and
- a PCB current source electrically coupled to supply a supplementary current to the voltage rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.