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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130002159 | CONTROLLING CIRCUIT FOR AN LED DRIVER AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a high efficiency light-emitting diode (LED) driver that can include a controller, an LED apparatus, an LED current sensing circuit, and a power switch. The LED current sensing circuit may be used to generate a feedback signal indicative of LED current. The controller may be coupled to the LED current sensing circuit to receive the feedback signal and generate a driving signal. The power switch may be used to operate in periodic on and off conditions to drive the LED apparatus and maintain a driving current of the LED apparatus that is substantially constant. | 01-03-2013 |
20120313219 | CHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - Methods and structures related to packaging a chip are disclosed. In one embodiment, a chip package structure includes: (i) a chip having a plurality of first and second contact pads thereon; (ii) a lead frame having a plurality of pins for external connection to the package structure, where the chip is disposed on the lead frame; (iii) a plurality of first bonding wires for connecting the first contact pads to the lead frame; and (iv) a plurality of second bonding wires for connecting the second contact pads to the plurality of pins on the lead frame. | 12-13-2012 |
20120299561 | QUASI-RESONANT CONTROLLING AND DRIVING CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR A FLYBACK CONVERTER - The present invention relates to a quasi-resonant controlling and driving circuit and method for a flyback converter. In one embodiment, a controlling and driving circuit for a flyback converter, can include: a differentiation circuit configured to receive a third controlling signal and a drain-source voltage of a main power switch of the flyback converter; where the drain-source voltage is configured to be differentiated by the differentiation circuit to generate a differential voltage when the third controlling signal is active within an interval that the main power switch is shut-off; a valley voltage detection circuit coupled to the differentiation circuit, and configured to receive the differential voltage; and where a valley controlling signal is configured to be generated by the valley voltage detection circuit to achieve quasi-resonant driving for the main power switch of the flyback converter when the differential voltage crosses zero with a positive slope. | 11-29-2012 |
20120281448 | POWER FACTOR CORRECTION CIRCUIT - The present invention relates to a power factor correction circuit, that can include: an inductor current detector that generates a sampling voltage signal, and sinusoidal half-wave current and voltage signals based on the sampling voltage signal; a mediate signal generator generating slope voltage and clock signals in response to the sinusoidal half-wave voltage signal, where a frequency of each varies with the sinusoidal half-wave voltage signal; a current modulation circuit receiving the sinusoidal half-wave current signal and a voltage feedback signal representative of a power stage output voltage to generate a regulation signal that is compared against the slope voltage signal to generate a modulation signal; and a logic/driving circuit receiving the modulation and clock signals, and generating a controlling signal that controls a power switch with variable frequency to maintain the inductor current in phase with the sinusoidal half-wave voltage signal and the power stage output voltage constant. | 11-08-2012 |
20120265354 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING OF SOLAR PANEL - The present invention relates to a maximum power point tracking circuit for a solar panel. In one embodiment, the circuit can include: a real-time power calculator that receives a real-time output voltage and a real-time output current of the solar panel, and generates a real-time power of the solar panel; a memory power generator coupled to the real-time power calculator, and that generates a memory power based on the real-time power; a comparing circuit that compares the real-time power against the memory power, where an output of the comparing circuit is configured to control a controlling signal for a solar power supply apparatus; and a reset circuit that receives the real-time output voltage of the solar panel, where an output of the reset circuit is configured to control the controlling signal. | 10-18-2012 |
20120256553 | SCR DIMMING CIRCUIT AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an SCR dimming circuit and method for regulating the luminance of an LED load. In one embodiment, an SCR dimming circuit can include: an SCR element that generates a lack-phase AC voltage based on a sinusoidal AC supply; a rectifier bridge that generates a lack-phase DC voltage based on the lack-phase AC voltage; a conduction angle generator that receives the lack-phase DC voltage, and generates a controlling signal representative of a conduction angle of the SCR element; and a dimming signal generator that generates a dimming signal to regulate luminance of the LED load, where the dimming signal generator receives the controlling signal, an adjustable signal, and a clamping voltage, an amplitude of a dimming phase angle range is selected by a fixed signal determined by the clamping voltage, and the dimming phase angle range may be shifted by regulating the adjustable signal. | 10-11-2012 |
20120242237 | SCR DIMMING CIRCUIT AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) dimming circuit and method for regulating the luminance of a light-emitting diode (LED) load. In one embodiment, an SCR dimming circuit can include: an SCR rectifying circuit having an SCR element that receives an AC power supply, and generates a lack-phase AC voltage; a rectifier bridge that converts the lack-phase AC voltage to a lack-phase DC voltage, where the lack-phase DC voltage is filtered through a filter capacitor to generate a smooth DC voltage; a conduction phase angle signal generator that receives the lack-phase DC voltage and generates a controlling signal indicating a conduction phase angle range of the SCR element; and a dimming signal generator that compares the controlling signal and a slope reference signal to output a dimming signal to control the luminance of the LED load. | 09-27-2012 |
20120209936 | COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD UTILIZING A SINGLE COMMUNICATION LINE - The present invention relates to a communication circuit and method utilizing a single communication line. In one embodiment, a communication circuit can include: a host apparatus having a host sub-circuit and a host port; and a slave apparatus having a slave sub-circuit and a slave port, where the host and slave apparatuses are coupled by the host and slave ports via the single communication line, when the slave apparatus is in a normal working condition, the host sub-circuit receives a first controlling signal, and generates an output controlling signal for the slave sub-circuit, which generates a second controlling signal, when the slave apparatus is in an abnormal working condition, the slave sub-circuit receives a first feedback signal, and generates a feedback controlling signal for the host apparatus, and generates a second feedback signal that regulates the first controlling signal such that the slave apparatus recovers to the normal working condition. | 08-16-2012 |
20120169245 | CONTROLLING CIRCUIT FOR AN LED DRIVER AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a controlling circuit and controlling method for an LED driver implemented as a flyback topology. The controlling circuit may be at a primary side of a transformer of the LED driver, and include a sampling circuit, an on time sensing circuit of an output diode, a regulating signal generator, and a PWM controller. The sampling circuit may generate a sampling signal indicating output current by sampling at the primary transformer side. The on time sensing circuit can detect an on time of the output diode. The regulating signal generator can generate a regulating signal by regulating the sampling signal, a voltage reference, and the on time of the output diode. The PWM controller may generate a controlling signal to control operation of a switching device of the LED driver to maintain a substantially constant output current in accordance with the regulating signal. | 07-05-2012 |
20120139583 | Driving circuit with zero current shutdown and a driving method thereof - Methods and circuits related to a driving circuit with zero current shutdown are disclosed. In one embodiment, a driving circuit with zero current shutdown can include: a linear regulating circuit that receives an input voltage source, and outputs an output voltage; a start-up circuit having a threshold voltage, the start-up circuit receiving an external enable signal; a first power switch receiving both the output voltage of the linear regulating circuit and the external enable signal, and that generates an internal enable signal, the internal enable signal being configured to drive a logic circuit; when the external enable signal is lower than a threshold voltage, the driving circuit is not effective; when the external enable signal is higher than the threshold voltage, the start-up circuit outputs a first current; and where the output voltage at the first output terminal is generated by the linear regulating circuit based on the first current. | 06-07-2012 |
20110316509 | Start-up circuit and method thereof - Methods and circuits related to power regulator start-up are disclosed. In one embodiment, a start-up circuit can include: (i) a delay circuit having a resistor and a capacitor, where the capacitor is coupled between ground and a common node; and (ii) a control chip that receives a reference voltage, and includes an input pin coupled to an input source, an output pin supplying power for a device, and a multiplexed pin coupled to the resistor at the common node to receive an enable signal. The start-up circuit outputs an electrical signal at the output pin based on a comparison of a voltage at the multiplexed pin against the reference voltage, and after a delay time determined by the capacitor and the reference voltage. The voltage at the multiplexed pin can increase continuously with a rising slope determined by input current flowing through the multiplexed pin during a start-up process. | 12-29-2011 |
20110254143 | Chip package structure and method of making the same - Methods and structures related to packaging a chip are disclosed. In one embodiment, a chip package structure includes: (i) a chip having a plurality of first and second contact pads thereon; (ii) a lead frame having a plurality of pins for external connection to the package structure, where the chip is disposed on the lead frame; (iii) a plurality of first bonding wires for connecting the first contact pads to the lead frame; and (iv) a plurality of second bonding wires for connecting the second contact pads to the plurality of pins on the lead frame. | 10-20-2011 |
20110218692 | Hybrid controlling and driving circuit and method thereof - Methods, circuits, apparatus, and systems related to a hybrid driving and controlling circuit are disclosed. In one embodiment, a hybrid driving and controlling circuit in a double power supply system includes first and second power supplies and at least one load, and the circuit can include: (i) a controller coupled to a hybrid switcher that enables energy transfer from the first and second power supplies; (ii) when a determined energy of the first power supply is sufficient, the controller can control the hybrid switcher to transfer energy from the first power supply to the second power supply; and (iii) when the determined energy of the first power supply is insufficient, the controller can control the hybrid switcher to transfer energy from the second power supply to the at least one load. | 09-08-2011 |
20110215782 | Power regulator and controlling method thereof - Methods and circuits related to power regulation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a power regulator for converting an input electrical signal to an output electrical signal to supply power to a load, can include: (i) a power stage having switching devices and a filter; (ii) a regulation signal generator for the switching devices that includes a feedback circuit and a PWM, the feedback circuit receiving an output signal from the power stage, the PWM receiving an output from the feedback circuit, and generating a PWM control signal; (iii) a constant time generator receiving the PWM control signal and generating a constant time signal based on the PWM control signal duty cycle; and (iv) a logic/driving circuit receiving the PWM control signal and the constant time signal, and controlling operation of the switching devices to modulate the output signal from the power stage, and maintaining a pseudo constant operation frequency. | 09-08-2011 |