Abstract: An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a stacked switch circuit having protection circuitry to prevent shoot through current when the switch is in an off state and respective voltages at the terminals of the switch change such that before the change one of the terminals of the switch has the higher voltage and after the change the other terminal of the switch has the higher voltage.

Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses having a charge pump to generate an output voltage based on a first supply voltage, a second supply voltage, and timing of a clock signal; an output regulator to generate a regulated voltage at a node based on the output voltage; and a monitor circuit to monitor an output current at the node and provide feedback information based on the output current in order to adjust a value of the second supply voltage.

Abstract: An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a stacked switch circuit having protection circuitry to prevent shoot through current when the switch is in an off state and respective voltages at the terminals of the switch change such that before the change one of the terminals of the switch has the higher voltage and after the change the other terminal of the switch has the higher voltage.

Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatus and methods for using a first node to couple to a battery, a second node to couple to a terminal of an interface, and a precharge circuit unit coupled to the first and second nodes. The precharge circuit can operates to cause a first current to flow from the first node to the second node through a transistor of the precharge circuit unit based on first values of voltages at the first and second nodes, and to cause a second current to flow from the second node to the first node through the transistor based on second values of voltages at the first and second nodes.

Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses having a charge pump to generate an output voltage based on a first supply voltage, a second supply voltage, and timing of a clock signal; an output regulator to generate a regulated voltage at a node based on the output voltage; and a monitor circuit to monitor an output current at the node and provide feedback information based on the output current in order to adjust a value of the second supply voltage.

Abstract: An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a stacked switch circuit having protection circuitry to prevent shoot through current when the switch is in an off state and respective voltages at the terminals of the switch change such that before the change one of the terminals of the switch has the higher voltage and after the change the other terminal of the switch has the higher voltage.

Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatus and methods for using a first node to couple to a battery, a second node to couple to a terminal of an interface, and a precharge circuit unit coupled to the first and second nodes. The precharge circuit can operates to cause a first current to flow from the first node to the second node through a transistor of the precharge circuit unit based on first values of voltages at the first and second nodes, and to cause a second current to flow from the second node to the first node through the transistor based on second values of voltages at the first and second nodes.

Abstract: An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a stacked switch circuit having protection circuitry to prevent shoot through current when the switch is in an off state and respective voltages at the terminals of the switch change such that before the change one of the terminals of the switch has the higher voltage and after the change the other terminal of the switch has the higher voltage.

Abstract: A current mode converter includes a converter stage comprising a first switch, a second switch, an inductor, and a capacitor, and a digital-to-analog converter configured to convert a digital target current signal to an analog current signal. The current mode converter further includes a slope compensation circuit coupled to the digital-to-analog converter and is configured to convert the analog target current signal to a slope compensated analog target signal. A comparator is coupled to the converter stage and the slope compensation stage and is configured to generate and output a signal when a value of an actual analog signal is equal to a value of the slope compensated analog target signal.

Abstract: A current mode converter includes a converter stage comprising a first switch, a second switch, an inductor, and a capacitor, and a digital-to-analog converter configured to convert a digital target current signal to an analog current signal. The current mode converter further includes a slope compensation circuit coupled to the digital-to-analog converter and is configured to convert the analog target current signal to a slope compensated analog target signal. A comparator is coupled to the converter stage and the slope compensation stage and is configured to generate and output a signal when a value of an actual analog signal is equal to a value of the slope compensated analog target signal.