Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of placing and routing metal wires for integrated circuit. In the method, a grid pattern is constructed by a plurality of floors with metal wires The grid size is set to be equal to a metal pitch. However, each via placed in the grid pattern has to be constrained by a checkerboard-like pattern. The checkerboard-like pattern consists of potential via sites and forbidden sites, wherein the potential via sites and the forbidden sites are intervened each other so that each potential via site in a comer of the grid has forbidden sites at its nearest neighbor corners. Furthermore, the connection cells is constructed and placed in a defined via site for connecting the metal wires in individually floor.
Abstract:
A light emitting device current regulator circuit is disclosed. A light emitting device circuit has a first end for receiving light emitting device operation power, and a second end. The light emitting device current regulator circuit includes: an internal voltage generation circuit coupled to the second end, for generating an internal voltage according to a second end voltage to supply electrical power to the light emitting device current regulator circuit, wherein the supply voltage generation circuit includes a charge storage device for storing charges from the second end voltage to generate the supply voltage; and a current control circuit coupled to the second end, the current control circuit regulating the light emitting device current according to a control signal, wherein the control signal at least intermittently reduces the light emitting device current to zero or low current in order to raise the second end voltage.
Abstract:
The invention provides an analog photovoltaic power circuit with auto zero calibration, which judges whether the current trend or voltage trend has the same direction as or different direction from the power trend, and adjusts an input/output power conversion accordingly, so that an input current approaches to an optimum current corresponding to a maximum power point, in which the judgments of the current trend, voltage trend and power trend is calibrated with auto-zero circuitry.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a backlight control circuit with flexible configuration, comprising: a light emitting device path; a current source for controlling the current amount on the light emitting device path, the current source receiving a relatively high reference voltage in a first state, and receiving a relatively low reference voltage in a second state; and a current source control circuit for controlling the current source, whereby when the light emitting device path is in normal use, the current source is set to the first state, and when the light emitting device path is not in normal use, the current source is set to the second state.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a current splitter circuit for splitting a supply current to multiple light emitting device strings of a light emitting device array. The current splitter circuit includes: a minimum selector circuit coupled to the multiple light emitting device strings to generate a minimum signal which indicates a minimum voltage of the light emitting device strings; and multiple current source circuits each including a first current source end coupled to a corresponding light emitting device string, a second current source end coupled to ground, and a current source control end receiving a current control signal related to the minimum signal, so as to control currents through the corresponding light emitting device string.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses an analog photovoltaic power circuit, including: a photovoltaic device group for receiving photo energy to generate an input voltage, the input voltage corresponding to an input current; a power stage circuit for receiving the input voltage and generating an output voltage; an optimum current or voltage estimation circuit for receiving a predetermined voltage and estimating an optimum current or voltage point corresponding to an optimal output point according to a direction of variation of the input current and a direction of variation of the power generated by the photovoltaic device group; and an analog comparison and control circuit for comparing the optimum current or voltage with the input current or voltage, to thereby control the operation of the power stage circuit.
Abstract:
A power converter includes a first conversion stage for converting an input voltage to a first output voltage and a second conversion stage for converting the first output voltage to a second output voltage. An error signal is generated according to a reference voltage and a feedback signal extracted from the second conversion stage, and a feed forward signal is generated from the error signal and injected into the first conversion stage to stabilize the first output voltage. The feedback signal is a function of the second output voltage and thus, the error signal varies with the second output voltage. As a result, the first output voltage will be stabilized when the second output voltage varies, due to the varied feed forward signal.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a light emitting device control method for adjusting the brightness of the light emitting device by an AC signal, comprising: receiving a signal having a turn ON angle and converting the signal to a DC signal; obtaining an average of the DC signal level, the average being a function of the turn ON angle; determining a reference voltage of a current source circuit according to the average of the DC signal level; and controlling a current flow through the light emitting device by the current source circuit.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a backlight control circuit, comprising: a voltage supply circuit, under control by a control signal, for receiving an input voltage and generating an output voltage; a plurality of nodes for respectively indicating the current status of corresponding light emission device paths; and a high-low voltage comparison and amplifier circuit for generating the control signal according to a voltage difference between at least two nodes.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses an active bleeder circuit capable of triggering a tri-electrode AC switch (TRIAC) circuit in all phase. The active bleeder circuit receives a rectified signal having an OFF phase and an ON phase. The active bleeder includes: a detection circuit for generating a detection signal according to the rectified signal and accumulating the detection signal in the OFF phase of the rectified signal; and a current sinker circuit coupled to the detection circuit, for generates a latching current to trigger the TRIAC circuit by operating a switch when the detection signal exceeds a predetermined level. The present invention also discloses a light emitting device power supply circuit and a TRIAC control method using the active bleeder circuit.