| GREEN SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Patent applications |
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| 20120126384 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE - The present invention employs tie bar(s) of a lead frame as contact(s) so as to increase the number of contacts in a package structure. Therefore, a die can be packaged in a package structure with a smaller dimension to lower packaging cost of an integrated circuit. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120112646 | CONVERTING CONTROL CIRCUIT - A converting control circuit, adapted to control a converting circuit to convert an input voltage into an output voltage for driving a load, is provided. The converting control circuit comprises a current control circuit, a first detecting circuit, a second detecting circuit, a feedback controller and a feedback circuit. The current control circuit comprises at least one control end coupled to the load to adjust a current flowing through the load. The first detecting circuit is coupled to the current control circuit and generates a first detecting signal according to the voltage at the least one control end. The second detecting signal is coupled to the converting circuit and generates a second detecting signal according to the output voltage. The feedback circuit is coupled to the first and second detecting circuit and modulates a level of the second signal according to the first detecting signal. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120112645 | FEEDBACK CONTROL CIRCUIT AND LED DRIVING CIRCUIT - The present invention provides a feedback control circuit and an LED driving circuit for using the same, wherein the feedback control circuit receives a dimming signal. The dimming signal is changed between a first state and a second state. When being in the first state, the feedback control circuit controls a converter circuit to drive the LED module for lighting stably. When being in the second state, the feedback control circuit controls the converter circuit to maintain the power conversion of the converter circuit to have an output voltage outputted by the converter circuit maintained at a level close to a lighting threshold voltage of the LED module. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120106013 | CURRENT SENSE CIRCUIT AND BATTERY OVER-CURRENT PROTECTION CONTROLLER - A battery over-current protection controller includes a current sense circuit, a first pin coupled to one end of the current detection circuit, a second pin, and a third pin. The second pin and the third pin are respectively coupled to a positive end and a negative end of a battery module. The current sense circuit includes a reference voltage generation unit, a voltage dividing unit, and a comparison unit. The reference voltage generation unit is coupled between the second pin and the third pin to generate a reference voltage. The voltage dividing unit has one end coupled to the reference voltage to thereby generate a voltage dividing signal. The comparison unit receives the voltage dividing signal and a current detection signal indicative of a value of a current flowing through the current detection circuit to thereby generate an over-current protection signal when the current is greater than the predetermined current. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120106008 | SPIKE SUPPRESSION CIRCUIT AND CONVERSION CONTROL CIRCUIT - A spike suppression circuit for filtering out voltage oscillation produced by an inductive component and a conversion control circuit are disclosed. The spike suppression circuit includes an energy release path and a detection circuit. One end of the energy release path is coupled to a connection terminal of a circuit, and the other end thereof is coupled to a reference voltage. The detection circuit is coupled to the connection terminal. The detection circuit has a high-pass component for turning on the energy release path when the voltage on the connection terminal has a high-frequency signal. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120104968 | POWER CONVERTING CONTROLLER AND LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DRIVING CIRCUIT - A power converting controller and an LED driving circuit are provided. The power converting controller controls a converting circuit, which converts an input power source into an appropriate power source to drive a load. The power converting controller includes a feedback control unit, an open-circuit judging unit and a protection unit. The feedback control unit controls the converting circuit according to a feedback signal representing the status of the load. As the open-circuit judging unit has judged that the load is continuously in an open-circuit status for a predetermined time length, the open-circuit judging unit generates an open-circuit protection signal. The protection unit is coupled to the feedback control unit and the open-circuit judging unit so as to generate a protection signal as receiving the open-circuit protection signal and thereby the feedback control unit enters a latch status to stop controlling the converting circuit. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120104967 | NON-LINEAR LOAD DRIVING CIRCUIT AND CONTROLLER - A non-linear load driving circuit and a controller for controlling a conversion circuit to drive a non-linear load are provided. The controller includes a feedback unit, a pulse width control unit, and an overshoot reduction unit. The feedback unit generates a feedback signal according to a current feedback signal that represents a load current flowing through the non-linear load. The pulse width control unit generates a control signal according to the feedback signal to control a power output of the conversion circuit. The overshoot reduction unit generates an overshoot reduction signal when the load current changes from being smaller than to being greater than a predetermined value according to the current feedback signal. The pulse width control unit receives the overshoot reduction signal and reduces the duty cycle of the control signal accordingly. Thereby, stability of feedback control is improved and damage to circuit is prevented. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120068731 | CIRCUIT FOR RESTRAINING SHOOT THROUGH CURRENT - A circuit for restraining a shoot through current comprises a master selecting unit and a logic unit. The master selecting unit receives an input signal, and outputs first and second master selecting signals. The logic unit comprises first and second logic elements which generate first and second control signals for controlling two transistor switches connected in series. The first and second logic elements change the logic states of the first and second control signals according to the first and second master selecting signals. When the input signal is at a first logic level, the first logic element acquires a control privilege to change the logic state of the first control signal and trigger the second logic element to change the logic state of the second control signal. When the input signal is at a second logic, the second logic element acquires the control privilege. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120068674 | MULTIPHASE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL UNIT - A multiphase control system is provided, which is adapted to convert power of an input power source into an output voltage for outputting through an output terminal. The multiphase control system comprises a plurality of control units connected in series to form a loop. Each of the control units receives a sequential input signal from an adjacent control unit connected there before through a multiphase input terminal, and generates a control signal to control power transmission from the input power source to the output terminal when determining that the output voltage is lower than a predetermined voltage value, and generates a sequential output signal at a multiphase output terminal for outputting to an adjacent control unit connected there after. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120062196 | CONVERTING CONTROLLER - The present invention employs a pin of a controller to set an over current protection value and a time period respectively by means of time-division and/or voltage and current. Therefore, the cost of the controller is reduced due to reducing the amount of pins thereof. Furthermore, the time period is not only used to setting a constant on time, but also used to setting a constant off time and an operating frequency for different controlling mode. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120061771 | MOSFET LAYOUT AND STRUCTURE - A MOSFET layout is disclosed. The MOSFET comprises a drain region, a gate region, a source region and a body region. The gate region is disposed outside the drain region and adjacent to the drain region. The source region has a plurality of source sections, which are disposed outside of the gate region and adjacent to the gate region. Each of two adjacent source sections has a source blank zone there between. The body region has at least two body portions, which are disposed at the source blank zones and adjacent to the gate region. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120057259 | CONTROLLER WITH BATTERY RECHARGE PROTECTIVE FUNCTION - A controller with battery recharge protective function is disclosed in this invention. The controller is used for protecting a battery module. When the battery module is in a protective state, a recharge protection circuit of the controller is activated. A charging current from a positive recharge terminal flows into one pin of the controller. Afterward, the charging current passes the recharge protection circuit, flows out through another pin of the controller, and then returns to a negative recharge terminal. Accordingly, the recharge protection circuit makes the charging current bypass the battery module, so as to prevent the battery module from being damaged. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120038391 | TRANSISTOR MODULE AND TRANSISTOR DRIVING MODULE - The present invention discloses a transistor driving module, coupling to a converting controller, to driving a high side transistor and a low side transistor connected in series, wherein one end of the high side transistor is coupled to an input voltage and one end of the low side transistor is grounded. The transistor driving module comprises a high side driving unit, a low side driving unit, a current limiting unit and an anti-short through unit. The high side driving unit generates a high side driving signal to turn the high side transistor on according to a duty cycle signal, and the low side driving unit generates a low side driving signal turn the low side transistor on according to the high side driving signal. The current limiting unit is coupled to the high side transistor and the high side driving unit, and generates a current limiting signal when a current flowing through the high side transistor higher than a current limiting value. The high side driving unit is stopped to generate the high side driving signal when receiving the current limiting value. The anti-short through unit is coupled to the high side driving unit and the low side driving unit to control the generations of the high side driving signal and the low side driving signal to have the timings of the high side driving signal and the low side driving signal non-overlapped. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120007751 | DE-BOUNCE CIRCUIT - A de-bounce circuit is disclosed. The de-bounce circuit comprises a wave-shaping circuit, a filtering circuit and a trigger circuit. The wave-shaping circuit is adapted to shape a control signal and output a wave-shaping signal. The control signal may be generated from a mechanical switch. The filtering circuit charges/discharges a capacitor according to the wave-shaping signal, and determines whether to generate a judgment signal according to a voltage of the capacitor. The trigger circuit determines whether to generate an enable signal according to the number of times of the judgment signal. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110291591 | DRIVING CIRCUIT AND CONTROL CIRCUIT - A driving circuit, comprising a power supply, a transistor unit and a feedback control circuit, is disclosed. The power supply is adaptor to provide an electric power to drive a load. The transistor unit comprises at least one load coupling end to couple to the load for adjusting an amount of current flowing through the load. The feedback control circuit controls an amount of the electric power provided by the power supply according to a voltage level of the least one load coupling end. Wherein, the feedback control circuit comprises an error amplifying circuit and a feedback control switch. The error amplifying circuit generates an error amplified signal according to the voltage level of the least one load coupling end, and the feedback control switch is coupled to an output of the error amplifying circuit and is switched between a turn-on state and a turn-off state based on a dimming signal. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110291575 | LED DRIVING CIRCUIT AND CONTROL CIRCUIT - A control circuit adapted to control a power converting circuit for stabilizing an output of the power converting circuit is provided. The control circuit includes a capacitor, a charging unit, a discharging unit, a feedback control unit, and a duty-cycle adjusting unit. The charging unit has a first current source coupled to the capacitor for charging the capacitor. The discharging unit is coupled to the capacitor for discharging the capacitor. The feedback control unit controls the charging unit to charge the capacitor according to a feedback signal which represents the output of the power converting circuit. The duty-cycle adjusting unit generates a control signal and adjusts a duty cycle of the control signal according to a voltage of the capacitor. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110279103 | POWER CONVERTER AND PULSE WIDTH MODULATION SIGNAL CONTROLLING APPARATUS THEREOF - A pulse width modulation signal controlling apparatus including a signal pin, a core circuit, a setting judging circuit, a signal adjusting and selecting circuit, and a timer circuit is disclosed. The signal pin is connected to a setting device for receiving an external input signal. The setting judging circuit receives and compares a setting signal with a reference value to generate a setting judgment result. The signal adjusting and selecting circuit couples the signal pin to the setting judging circuit and adjusts the external input signal into the setting signal according to the setting device in a first state, and couples the signal pin to the core circuit in a second state. The timer circuit controls the state of the signal adjusting and selecting circuit, wherein the timer circuit sets the signal adjusting and selecting circuit in the first state during a predetermined time period. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279061 | FEEDBACK CONTROL CIRCUIT AND POWER CONVERTING CIRCUIT - An exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a set of an initial value of an error amplifying signal in the feedback control circuit for feedback control, so as to reduce the time and the amplitude of oscillation of the error amplifying signal. Accordingly, a feedback control circuit and a power converting circuit provided in an exemplary embodiment of the invention not only reduce the degree and the time of overshoot but also provide accurate and stable feedback control. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110266975 | ILLUMINATION CONTROLLER AND ILLUMINATION DRIVING SYSTEM - An illumination controller adapted to control a converting circuit to convert an electric power of a DC input power source to drive a light source is provided. The illumination controller includes a dimming unit and a control unit. The dimming unit receives a dimming signal and correspondingly generates a dimming control signal according to the number of the dimming signal. The control unit controls the electric power provided to the light source by the converting circuit according to the dimming control signal, so as to adjust a brightness of the light source. Furthermore, an illumination driving system is also provided. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110248675 | BATTERY VOLTAGE BALANCE APPARATUS AND BATTERY CHARGE APPARATUS - In the related art, the measurement error due to the internal resistance of the battery is not considered in the battery balance method, such that the battery balance is not accurate, or the battery balance process is frequently started and stopped. In exemplary embodiments of the invention, detecting battery voltage and balancing battery voltage are performed in different time, such that the difference of charge current/discharge current among the batteries due to the battery voltage balance process do not affect the battery voltage detecting. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110215780 | DE-GLITCH SWITCHING CONVERTING CIRCUIT AND CONTROLLER THEREOF - A de-glitch switching converting circuit and a controller thereof are provided. In the embodiment of the invention, the circuit can filter noises with high frequency by way of time judgment, so as to avoid the erroneous operation of the controller affecting the stability of the output voltage or the output current. Compared with the method of using low-pass filters with large capacitors to filter noises, highly increasing the cost of the circuit is unnecessary in the embodiment of the invention. The circuit in the embodiment of the invention also has the capability for filtering noises with high amplitudes. In addition, by setting suitable parameters, the circuit in the embodiment of the invention can also avoid affecting the transient response of the circuit while filtering noises. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110210682 | LED DRIVING CIRCUIT AND POWER CONVERTING CIRCUIT - A power converting circuit having the function of circuit detecting is provided. The power converting circuit has a transistor, a controller and a detecting circuit. The transistor receives an input voltage. The controller is coupled to a control end of the transistor to control the conducting state of the transistor so as to stabilize the output of the power converting circuit. The detecting circuit detects at least one of the control end and the low voltage end of the transistor, and generates a state signal when the detected voltage of any one of the control end and the low voltage end does not fall within a corresponding predetermined voltage range. The state signal is utilized for stopping a power circuit which provides the input voltage providing the input voltage. In addition, a light emitting diode driving circuit having the function of circuit detecting is also provided. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110175538 | LAMP DRIVING APPARATUS AND LEVEL SHIFT DRIVING CIRCUIT - A lamp driving apparatus includes a switch module, a controller, a resonant module, and a level shift circuit. The switch module includes a high side transistor switch and a low side transistor switch connected in series between an input power source and a common level. The controller controls the high side and the low side transistor switches to control the power from the input power source transmitted through the switch module. The resonant module coupled to the switch module converts the power into an AC output signal to drive a lamp. The level shift circuit generates a high side control signal based on an voltage level of a connecting node of the high side and the low side transistor switches, the level shift voltage, and a control signal generated by the controller so as to control the high transistor switch. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110113397 | LAYOUT STRUCTURE OF MOSFET AND LAYOUT METHOD THEREOF - A layout structure of a MOSFET is provided. The layout structure of the MOSFET includes a plurality of MOSFET cells, a first source/drain metal bus structure and a second source/drain metal bus structure. The first source/drain metal bus structure is electrically connected to first sources/drains of the MOSFET cells, and a width thereof is gradually decreased in a predetermined direction. The second source/drain metal bus structure is electrically connected to second sources/drains of the MOSFET cells, and a width thereof is gradually increased in the predetermined direction. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110109373 | TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT MODULATING CIRCUIT AND TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION CIRCUIT - In the conventional temperature compensation circuit, the thermal resistor is used to perform the temperature compensation, but the provided compensation range is limited due to the temperature coefficient of the thermal resistor. The embodiment of the invention provides a temperature coefficient modulating circuit capable of amplifying the temperature coefficient of the thermal resistor, so as to provide a wider compensation range in different applications. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110109288 | POWER CONVERTING CIRCUIT - A power converting circuit including a converting circuit and a controller is provided. In an embodiemnt of the invention, the inductance of the converting circuit and the operation frequency of the controller can be adjusted according to the power required by the load and/or the size of the inductor current to effectively reduce the switching times and the switching loss of the switch in the converting circuit when the load is light. Accordingly, no matter the load is light or heavy, the efficiency of the power converting circuit can be maintained at a higher standard. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110109268 | BATTERY VOLTAGE BALANCE APPARATUS AND BATTERY CHARGE APPARATUS - A battery voltage balance apparatus including a balance determining unit and a converting unit is provided. The balance determining unit is coupled to a plurality of battery units and determines whether to perform a battery voltage balance process according to battery voltages of each battery units. The converting unit has an energy storage circuit and is coupled to the battery units. In the battery voltage balance process, the converting unit stores energy in the energy storage circuit and selectively charging at least one of the battery units by the energy storage circuit, so that the voltage differences between any two of the battery units are reduced to be lower than a predetermined value or a predetermined percentage. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110109231 | LED CURRENT CONTROL CIRCUIT, CURRENT BALANCER AND DRIVING APPARATUS - An LED current control circuit including a current adjusting unit, a detecting unit, and a current control unit is provided. The current adjusting unit has a current control end coupled to an LED string for determining an amount of current flowing through the LED string according to a current control signal. The detecting unit detects the current control end and determines whether to generate a protecting signal according to a protecting voltage value. The current control unit generates the current control signal to control the amount of current flowing through the LED string of and determines whether to stop the current flowing through the LED string according to the protecting signal. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110089865 | LOAD DRIVING CIRCUIT AND MULTI-LOAD FEEDBACK CIRCUIT - A load driving circuit and a multi-load feedback circuit is disclosed. The load driving circuit and the multi-load feedback circuit are adapted to drive a LED module that has a current balancing circuit for balancing the currents flowing through LEDs. The load driving circuit and the multi-load feedback circuit modules the electric power transmitted by the LED driving apparatus to a LED module according to voltage level(s) of current balancing terminals having insufficient voltage in the current balancing circuit, and so the voltage levels of the current balancing terminals are higher than or equal to a preset voltage level, further increasing the efficiency thereof. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110089858 | LOAD DRIVING CIRCUIT AND MULTI-LOAD FEEDBACK CIRCUIT - A load driving circuit and a multi-load feedback circuit are disclosed. The load driving circuit and the multi-load feedback circuit are adapted to drive an LED module comprising a current balancing circuit for balancing the current flowing through LEDs. The load driving circuit and the multi-load feedback circuit modulate the electric power transmitted by the LED driving apparatus to an LED module according to voltage level(s) of one or more current balancing terminals having insufficient voltage in the current balancing circuit, so the voltage levels of the current balancing terminals are higher than or equal to a predetermined voltage level, further increasing the efficiency thereof. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110062917 | BATTERY VOLTAGE EQUALIZER CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A battery voltage equalizer circuit for equalizing battery voltages among a plurality of battery cells in a serial connection is disclosed. The battery voltage equalizer circuit includes a battery voltage equalizer unit having a plurality of equalizer parts, wherein each equalizer part, coupled to a positive terminal and a negative terminal of a corresponding battery cell, is conducted with an equalization current upon a receipt of an equalization signal, and a battery voltage detector unit, coupled to the positive and negative terminals of the plurality of battery cells, generates the equalization signal so as to conduct the battery voltage equalizer unit as long as a voltage of any one of the battery cells reaches an equalization voltage. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110043139 | LED DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DRIVING CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A driving controller for driving a load is disclosed. The driving circuit includes a driving power supply and the driving controller. The driving power supply provides a first power source to the load. The controller is coupled to a second power source to receive an electric power for operating. The controller controls the amount of the electric power to the load when operating in a first mode and stops the driving power supply from providing the electric power to the load when operating in a second mode. The controller operates exclusively in the first mode before the driving power supply provides the first power source to the load. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110037401 | POWER CONVERSION DRIVING CIRCUIT AND FLUORESCENT LAMP DRIVING CIRCUIT - A power conversion driving circuit is provided. The power conversion drive circuit includes a converting circuit, a control circuit and a load circuit. The converting circuit is coupled to an input voltage. The control circuit is coupled to the converting circuit for controlling the converting circuit to convert the input voltage to an output voltage. The load circuit includes a load detecting unit and a load. The load is coupled to the output voltage, and the load detecting unit is coupled to a detecting voltage source. The load detecting unit generates a load detecting signal to re-start the control circuit when the load circuit is inserted into the power conversion driving circuit. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110018618 | CHARGE PUMP CIRCUIT - A rectifying device is used to prevent any reverse current in a charge pump circuit. Accordingly, energy stored in the charge pump circuit is prevented from being transmitted back to an input voltage source, or energy stored in a capacitor coupled to an output end is prevented from being transmitted back to the charge pump circuit and the input voltage source. Besides, a current limiting unit coupled to the input voltage source or/and the output end is used to protect devices of the charge pump circuit from being burned out due to an overly large current provided by the input voltage source to the charge pump circuit or/and an overly large current provided by the charge pump circuit to the output end when a short circuit occurs. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20100327828 | MOSFET CURRENT LIMITING CIRCUIT, LINEAR VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND VOLTAGE CONVERTING CIRCUIT - A MOSFET current limiting circuit, a linear voltage regulator, and a voltage converting circuit are provided. A current limiting value of the MOSFET is adjusted with the temperature or the voltage drop across the drain and the source of the MOSFET. Accordingly, it is ensured that the MOSFET operates in the safe operating area in any situation. Therefore, the MOSFET is prevented from being burnt out, and the reliability thereof is also increased. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100301762 | LED DRIVING CIRCUIT AND BACKLIGHT MODULE - A LED driving circuit and a backlight module using the same are disclosed. The LED driving circuit comprises a LED module and a current controlling unit. The LED module has a plurality of the LED strings, each having a driving terminal. The current controlling unit has a plurality of current balancing terminal coupled to the driving terminal, for balancing the currents flowing through the LED strings. The current controlling unit receives a mode switch signal, controls the amount of the currents of the LED strings about a first current value when the mode switch signal represent a first mode, and controls the amount of the currents of the LED strings about a second current value when the mode switch signal represent a second mode. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100244912 | CONTROLLER AND VOLTAGE DETECTION ENABLING CIRCUIT THEREOF - A voltage detection enabling circuit is disclosed. The voltage detection enabling circuit includes a reference voltage generating unit, an enabling protection unit, and an enabling judgment unit. The reference voltage generating unit is coupled to a driving voltage, and generates a reference voltage signal. The enabling protection unit receives the reference voltage signal and outputs an enabling judgment signal when the reference voltage signal is higher than a voltage parameter. Particularly, the voltage parameter is a component parameter of an electronic component. Then the enabling judgment unit determines whether an enabling signal is generated or not according to the enabling judgment signal and the driving voltage. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100244796 | CURRENT TRIGGER CIRCUIT AND SWITCHING POWER CONVERTER USING THE SAME - A bias voltage is compared with a voltage difference in a detecting element according to the present invention. A bias voltage unit is coupled to the detecting element, so that they have a common voltage level to avoid noises when the circuit is operating. Accordingly, the erroneous detection caused by the noise interference can be avoided. Hence, a detecting element with a low resistance, such as an MOEFET, can be used in the present invention to decrease power consumption arisen from current detection and to further increase conversion efficiency. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100148741 | CONVERTING CIRCUIT AND CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention uses a discharge path to release the power stored in an output capacitor of a converting circuit when the time interval between two adjacent switching thereof is too long and may generate noises whose frequencies can be sensed by human ears. Hence, the present invention can keep the operating frequency of the converting circuit higher than a predetermined frequency and reduce the audio noise of the converting circuit. | 06-17-2010 |
