Patent ID: 7098726
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: H02M,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A computer system comprising: a component; and a voltage regulator to generate a supply voltage for the component based on a switching signal comprising a plurality of cycles, each of the plurality of cycles comprising a first state and a second state, said voltage regulator including a timer to restart for at least a portion of the plurality of cycles, wherein a duration of the timer is associated with a flow of current through a stabilizer circuit of the voltage regulator, and the stabilizer circuit includes an inductor, and a plurality of power transistors to couple the supply voltage to a source voltage and decouple the supply voltage from a ground during the first state of each of the plurality of cycles, and, during the second state of each of the plurality of cycles, to decouple the supply voltage from the source voltage and couple the supply voltage to the ground before the timer expires, and decouple the supply voltage from both the source voltage and the ground when the timer expires.