| | System for controlling power plane of a printed circuit board by using a single voltage regulator to control switches ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | During a second power mode, such as a low power mode, the drive terminal of the voltage regulator is coupled to turn off the second transistor and to turn on the first transistor to provide auxiliary power to the first power plane from the auxiliary power supply through the turned-on first transistor. |
 | | wherein during a second power mode, the drive terminal of the voltage regulator is coupled to turn off the second transistor and to turn on the first transistor to provide auxiliary power to the first power plane from the auxiliary voltage supply through the turned-on first transistor. |
 | | To meet specification requirements for full power and low power modes, PCI board designers generally use a voltage regulator to control power to one power plane and a separate voltage regulator to control power to another power plane, if separate power planes are present. |
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