We describe a switch mode power supply (SMPS) controller employing a combination of pulse frequency and pulse width modulation. The controller employs a "gear box" control scheme using two complementary control loops, one for real-time control of the SMPS using PFM and a second using a PWM control scheme which monitors the switching frequency and, at defined operating points, adjusts the pulse width up or down through a set of pre-determined values. This can be considered analogous to the gearbox of a motor vehicle with the SMPS pulse width, switching frequency and output power roughly corresponding to the vehicle's gear ratio, engine speed and road speed respectively.

 
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