Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Driver and over-current protection circuit therein
- Patent Title (中): 驱动器和过流保护电路
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Application No.: US12543624Application Date: 2009-08-19
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Publication No.: US08194377B2Publication Date: 2012-06-05
- Inventor: Kuan-Jen Tseng , Ching-Wei Hsueh
- Applicant: Kuan-Jen Tseng , Ching-Wei Hsueh
- Applicant Address: TW Tainan County
- Assignee: Himax Analogic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Himax Analogic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Tainan County
- Agency: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP
- Main IPC: H02H3/08
- IPC: H02H3/08

Abstract:
An over-current protection circuit includes a voltage generating unit and a comparing unit. The voltage generating unit is configured for receiving a first voltage and generating a reference voltage. The reference voltage has an offset positively dependent on temperature and negatively dependent on the first voltage, and the offset of the reference voltage varies along with another offset varying within a sense voltage sensed by the over-current protection circuit. The comparing unit is configured for comparing the reference voltage with the sense voltage to output a control signal for de-asserting the sense voltage when the sense voltage is correlated to an over-current condition of the sense voltage exceeding the reference voltage. A driver is also disclosed herein.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110043957A1 Driver and Over-Current Protection Circuit Therein Public/Granted day:2011-02-24
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