A controller for a power converter, and method of operating the same. The
controller improves power converter operating efficiency by regulating an
internal power converter operating characteristic depending on a value of
a power converter parameter measured after a manufacturing step, or an
environmental parameter, preferably employing a table with entries
dependent on the parameter value. The internal operating characteristic
may be an internal bus voltage, a voltage level of a drive signal for a
power switch, a number of paralleled power switches selectively enabled
to conduct, or a basic switching frequency of the power converter. The
controller may regulate an internal operating characteristic of the power
converter using a functional relationship dependent on the parameter
value. The environmental parameter may be received as a signal from an
external source. The parameter measured after a manufacturing step may be
a parameter measured from representative power converter(s).