Abstract: A controller for a multiphase switching converter has a feedback pin, a reference pin, and a plurality of switching control pins. When the controller is a master controller, the reference pin provides a reference output signal based on a plurality of currents flowing through a plurality of switching circuits. When the controller is a slave controller, the feedback pin receives the reference output signal from the master controller, and the slave controller provides the plurality of switching control signals based on the plurality of currents flowing through the plurality of switching circuits, the reference output signal, and a feedback signal representative of an output voltage of the multiphase switching converter.

Abstract: A power supply system has a first power circuit, a second power circuit, a first controller and a second controller. The first and second power circuits respectively have a first and second plurality of switching circuits coupled in parallel to provide an output voltage. The first controller provides a turn-on control signal at the first turn-on control pin based on a voltage feedback signal received by a first feedback pin, and provides a first plurality of switching control signals at the first plurality of switching control pins based on a turn-on control signal to successively turn ON a first plurality of switching circuits. The second controller provides a second plurality of switching control signals at a second plurality of switching control pins based on the turn-on control signal received by a second turn-on control pin to successively turn ON the second plurality of switching circuits.

Abstract: A controller for a multiphase switching converter has a logic circuit, to provide a plurality of switching control signals to control the plurality of switching circuits. When as a master controller, the controller provides a first total current signal based on a sum of a plurality of currents flowing through the plurality of switching circuits. When as a slave controller, the controller receives the first total current signal, provides a second total current signal based on the sum of the plurality of currents flowing through the plurality of switching circuits, and turns on the plurality of switching circuits in sequence based on the first total current signal and the second total current signal.

Abstract: A constraining apparatus and a constraining device are described. The constraining apparatus includes a base, a positioning assembly, and a cushion assembly. The positioning assembly includes a plurality of positioning members arranged in sequence and located between two end plate assemblies. The cushion assembly is disposed on at least one of two sides of the positioning member that are opposite each other in the first direction. The constraining apparatus includes a first state and a second state, where in the first state, adjacent two of the positioning members abut against each other, such that an accommodating space for accommodating a battery cell is formed between the adjacent two of the positioning members, and the cushion assembly is configured to abut against the battery cell and the positioning members. In the second state, the plurality of positioning members are spaced apart from each other in the first direction.

Abstract: A method for wireless communication includes the steps of receiving common timing advance (TA) information indicated by a base station (BS) and determining a common TA value of an uplink (UL) transmission according to the common TA information and time instant information. A method for wireless communication includes the steps of transmitting common timing advance (TA) information indicated by a BS to a user equipment (UE) and scheduling a UL transmission, the common TA information and associated time instant information being adapted to determine a common TA value of the UL transmission of the UE. Other methods for wireless communication and relevant apparatus, computer program products, and non-transitory computer-readable medium are also disclosed.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) control device for a multi-phase switching converter having a master phase and at least one slave phase, has a first ON-time control circuit to provide a first ON-time control signal and at least one slave ON-time control circuit. Each slave ON-time control circuit has a closed-loop gainer to provide a gain by executing proportional integral to a difference between a master phase temperature and a slave phase temperature, a multiplier to provide a current feedback signal by multiplying a slave current signal with the gain, a bias circuit to provide a bias by executing proportional integral to a difference between a master phase current and the current feedback signal, and an adder to provide a corresponding slave ON-time control signal by adding the first ON-time control signal to a bias ON-time control signal provided by a bias ON-time generator based the bias.

Abstract: A multi-phase voltage converter has a plurality of integrated circuits (ICs), and a controller. Each IC has a power switch, a monitoring pin and a current sense pin. The power switch is controlled to convert an input voltage to an output voltage. The current sense pin is capable of providing a current sense signal representative of a current flowing through the power switch. The controller is capable of providing a clock signal via the monitoring pin, and provides a plurality of data signals via the current sense pin of the plurality of ICs. Each of the plurality of ICs is assigned an identification code based on the clock signal and one of the plurality of data signals.

Abstract: A controller used in a switching converter having a switch and converting an input voltage into an output voltage having a transient profile. The controller includes a transient sensing circuit, a mode determining circuit and an on time regulating circuit. The transient sensing circuit generates a transient voltage signal indicative of the transient profile of the output voltage. The mode determining circuit receives the transient voltage signal and a first feedback voltage signal indicative of the output voltage, and generates a mode signal based on a first comparison between the first feedback voltage signal and a first threshold voltage and a second comparison between the transient voltage signal and a second threshold voltage. The on time regulating circuit generates an on time signal to regulate an on time of the switch based on the mode signal.

Abstract: A control circuit for a voltage regulator has an energy regulation circuit and a switching control circuit. The energy regulation circuit provides a regulation signal based on an output voltage, an output current, and a maximum energy reference. The maximum energy reference decreases with increasing of an ambient temperature and increases with decreasing of the ambient temperature. The switching control circuit provides a switching control signal based on the regulation signal to turn ON and turn OFF at least one switch of a plurality of switches of the voltage regulator, such that the output voltage and the output current satisfy a first relationship when the ambient temperature equals a first temperature value, and the output voltage and the output current satisfy a second relationship when the ambient temperature equals a second temperature value.

Abstract: A control circuit for a DC-DC converter has an adaptive voltage position (AVP) control circuit and a switching control circuit. The AVP control circuit generates a position signal based on an output voltage, an output current, a voltage identification code and a set of adaptive voltage control commands. The switching control circuit generates a switching control signal based on the position signal to control the DC-DC converter. When the output current is smaller than a current threshold, the control circuit chooses one of a first voltage position curve and a second voltage position curve as a load line according to the set of adaptive voltage control commands, and when the output current is larger than the current threshold, the control circuit chooses the remaining voltage position curve as the load line according to the set of adaptive voltage control commands.

Abstract: A control circuit for a DC-DC converter has an over-current comparison circuit, an adaptive voltage position (AVP) control circuit and a switching control circuit. The over-current comparison circuit provides an over-current comparison signal by comparing an output current with a current limit value. The AVP control circuit provides a position signal based on a voltage identification code, an output voltage, an output current and the over-current comparison signal. The switching control circuit controls the DC-DC converter based on the position signal. When the output current is smaller than the current limit value, the output voltage varies along a first voltage position curve, and otherwise, the output voltage varies along a second voltage position curve.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of semiconductor technologies, and discloses a manufacturing method for a semiconductor device. The method may include: providing a substrate structure, the substrate structure including: a substrate which includes a first region and a second region; and a first gate structure which is positioned on the first region and used for a first device; forming an etching protection layer on the surface of the substrate structure; forming a mask layer on the etching protection layer above the second region, the mask layer comprising a polymer; performing dry etching, so that the first region on both sides of the first gate structure is etched to form first indentations and that the etching protection layer on the surface of the first gate structure is removed; removing the mask layer to form a semiconductor structure; illuminating the semiconductor structure with light; and performing wet etching, so that the first indentations become second indentations.