Power regulator for converting an input voltage to an output voltage
AssigneeO2Micro, Inc.
InventorsLaszlo Lipcsei, Serban Milhai Popescu
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AssigneeO2Micro, Inc.
InventorsLaszlo Lipcsei, Serban Milhai Popescu
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A power regulator for converting an input voltage to an output voltage includes an error amplifier, a start-up circuit, and a pass device. The error amplifier is powered by the output voltage and provides a control current according to a difference between a reference signal and a feedback signal indicative of the output voltage. The start-up circuit is powered by the input voltage and provides a start-up current. The pass device receives the input voltage, provides the output voltage at an output terminal of the power regulator, generates an output current flowing through the output terminal according to the start-up current during a start-up duration of the power regulator, and generates the output current through the output terminal according to the control current during a normal operation of the power regulator.
A power regulator comprising:
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