A transconductance amplifier with multi-emitter structure for balancing current
of a multi-phase regulator including multiple transistors, a bias current device,
multiple current mirrors, and multiple current sources. Each transistor has first
and second current terminals and a current control terminal receiving a corresponding
one of multiple sense voltages. Each sense voltage is indicative of output inductor
current of a corresponding phase of the multi-phase regulator. The bias current
device is coupled to the first current terminal of each transistor. Each current
mirror has an input coupled to a second current terminal of a corresponding transistor
and an output coupled to a corresponding one of multiple correction nodes. Each
current source is coupled to a corresponding one of multiple correction nodes.
In this manner, each correction node provides a correction current for a corresponding
phase of the regulator.