US 12,034,372 B2
Reconfigurable multi-phase power converter
Sarfraz Shaikh, Swindon (GB); Carlos Andre Faria Calisto, Swindon (GB); Deepesh H. Kamani, Cupertino, CA (US); and Vincenzo Bisogno, Swindon (GB)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/484,992.
Prior Publication US 2023/0095471 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. H02M 3/158 (2006.01)
CPC H02M 3/1584 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a first primary power converter configured to generate a first regulated supply voltage to a first regulated supply voltage node based on a first load current demand;
a second primary power converter configured to generate a second regulated supply voltage to a second regulated supply voltage node based on a second load current demand;
N secondary power converters, wherein N is an integer value of one or more; and
a multiplexer circuit configured to select at least one of the N secondary power converters to provide an output current to one of the first or second regulated supply voltage nodes.