Inventor
KIRCHNER JOERG
DE20 patents
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
16 patentsUS10014777B1Jul 3, 2018
Buck-boost DC-DC converter
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC30 citations92
US7259603B2Aug 21, 2007
Switch mode power converter
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC24 citations92
US10819237B1Oct 27, 2020
Gate voltage plateau completion circuit for DC/DC switching converters
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC10 citations82
US7084611B2Aug 1, 2006
DC/DC converter
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC16 citations79
US10871810B2Dec 22, 2020
Power supply system with pulse mode operation
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC4 citations72
US10523116B2Dec 31, 2019
Timer for creating a stable on time
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC3 citations72
US11569736B2Jan 31, 2023
Self-adjusting DC/DC converter soft-start mechanism
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2 citations65
US11552566B2Jan 10, 2023
Current sensing for valley current-controlled power converters
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations62
US10924015B2Feb 16, 2021
Methods, apparatus, and systems for current sensing in valley current-controlled boost converters
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC1 citations62
US7135840B2Nov 14, 2006
DC/DC converter circuit and method for DC/DC conversion
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2 citations62
US10651742B2May 12, 2020
Down-mode valley-current-sense replica linearization
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations52
US10069416B2Sep 4, 2018
Buck-boost converter controller
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations51
US11258363B2Feb 22, 2022
Switched mode power supply control topology
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations50
US10763748B2Sep 1, 2020
Buck-boost DC-DC converter
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations50
US11303210B2Apr 12, 2022
Current sense circuit topology
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations49
US12341422B2Jun 24, 2025
DC-DC converter topology with switching overcurrent protection
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations44
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND
3 patentsUS7362083B2Apr 22, 2008
DC-DC converter with modulator circuit having a feed forward structure
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND11 citations84
US9929650B1Mar 27, 2018
Implementation of spread spectrum in PFM mode for DC-DC converters
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND9 citations79
US9401638B2Jul 26, 2016
System and method for single phase transition for multiphase DCDC converters
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND0 citations41