Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Robert F. Hightow
  • Method of forming a power system and structure therefor
    Patent number: 6798178
    Abstract: A power controller (10) of a power system switches between operating in a linear operational mode and a non-linear operational mode. The power controller (10) disables an output transistor (40) and removes a linear drive signal from the output transistor (40) to terminate operation in the linear operational mode. Prior to enabling operation in the non-linear operational mode, the power controller (10) adjusts a value of an error voltage in order to minimize overshoot in the output voltage during the mode switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Abdesselam Bayadroun