US Patent Application 17729801. CIRCUIT BOARD ARCHITECTURE SUPPORTING MULTIPLE COMPONENT SUPPLIERS simplified abstract
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CIRCUIT BOARD ARCHITECTURE SUPPORTING MULTIPLE COMPONENT SUPPLIERS
Organization Name
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Inventor(s)
Fatemeh Zolfaghar of Redmond WA (US)
Bhret Robert Graydon of San Jose CA (US)
CIRCUIT BOARD ARCHITECTURE SUPPORTING MULTIPLE COMPONENT SUPPLIERS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 17729801 Titled 'CIRCUIT BOARD ARCHITECTURE SUPPORTING MULTIPLE COMPONENT SUPPLIERS'
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes techniques and systems for designing electronic circuit boards. It specifically focuses on an apparatus that connects an input voltage node on the circuit board to multiple voltage regulator circuits. Each voltage regulator circuit has different controller footprints. The apparatus also includes a shared structure that connects the switch nodes of the voltage regulator circuits to a common inductor footprint, and an output structure that connects the second terminal of the inductor footprint to an output voltage node.
Original Abstract Submitted
Techniques and systems for electronic circuit board design is provided herein. An example apparatus comprises an input structure that couples an input voltage node on a circuit board to input nodes of more than one voltage regulator circuit, wherein at least controller footprints differ among each of the more than one voltage regulator circuit. The apparatus further comprises a shared structure that couples switch nodes of the more than one voltage regulator circuit to a first terminal of an inductor footprint common to the more than one voltage regulator circuit, and an output structure that couples a second terminal of the inductor footprint to an output voltage node.
