CONTROL DEVICE AND OVERCURRENT DETECTION AND TESTING METHOD FOR DC/DC CONVERTER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR CONTROL DEVICE THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20240297574A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-05

    申请号:US18592530

    申请日:2024-03-01

    申请人: ABLIC Inc.

    发明人: Yoshiomi SHIINA

    摘要: A DC/DC converter is able to test an overcurrent detection circuit without damaging the circuit. The DC/DC converter includes: a high-side switch; an IV conversion element and a current detection transistor which are connected in parallel with the high-side switch; a low-side switch; an overcurrent detection circuit; and a control circuit which outputs a first signal from a first output port to the high-side switch, outputs a second signal from the second output port to the low-side switch, and outputs a third signal from a third output port to the current detection transistor. The DC/DC converter further includes a test port which controls the current detection transistor to be turned off in the case of testing the overcurrent detection circuit, and supplies a variable current to a connection point between the current detection transistor which is controlled to be turned off and the IV conversion element.

    SWITCHING REGULATOR CONTROL CIRCUIT AND DC/DC CONVERTER

    公开(公告)号:US20220294348A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-15

    申请号:US17689466

    申请日:2022-03-08

    申请人: ABLIC Inc

    发明人: Yoshiomi SHIINA

    IPC分类号: H02M3/158 H02M1/32 H02H7/12

    摘要: Provided is a DC/DC converter capable of providing overvoltage protection reliably without being affected by, for example, an external element connected to an output terminal. The DC/DC converter includes a comparator, an RS-FF circuit, a drive circuit, and an ON-timer circuit, and the ON-timer circuit includes: a current source circuit which provides an electric current based on a power supply voltage; a ripple generation circuit which generates a ripple voltage; an averaging circuit which averages the ripple voltage; a timer circuit which generates an ON-timer signal; and an overvoltage protection circuit (clamp circuit).

    REFERENCE VOLTAGE CIRCUIT
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220057825A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-24

    申请号:US17406460

    申请日:2021-08-19

    申请人: ABLIC Inc.

    发明人: Yoshiomi SHIINA

    IPC分类号: G05F3/26

    摘要: Provided is a reference voltage circuit configured to supply a reference voltage in which a variation in voltage with respect to a variation in power supply voltage is suppressed. The reference voltage circuit includes a reference voltage generation circuit which includes an output line for supplying a generated reference voltage to an output terminal; and an output control circuit which includes an output transistor and a stabilization transistor, and is configured to control the supply of the reference voltage to the output terminal, the output transistor containing a gate to which a control voltage is to be provided, the stabilization transistor containing a gate to be connected to a source of the output transistor, and a source to be connected to a drain of the output transistor, and having a gate-source voltage that is equal to or more than a dram-source voltage in a saturation region of the output transistor.

    DETECTION CIRCUIT AND DC-DC CONVERTER

    公开(公告)号:US20220069717A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17389347

    申请日:2021-07-30

    申请人: ABLIC Inc.

    发明人: Yoshiomi SHIINA

    IPC分类号: H02M3/158 H02M1/00 G01R19/14

    摘要: A DC-DC converter of a synchronous rectification type includes a synchronous rectification transistor and a backflow detection circuit which detects a reverse current based on a voltage across the synchronous rectification transistor. The backflow detection circuit includes a first-stage differential input circuit including a first transistor, a first resistor, a second transistor, a second resistor and a fifth transistor, and a second-stage differential input circuit including a third transistor and a fourth transistor. The fifth transistor is of a same conductive type as the synchronous rectification transistor and contains a drain connected to the other end of the first resistor with respect to an end connected to the first transistor.

    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210304997A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:US17211538

    申请日:2021-03-24

    申请人: ABLIC Inc.

    摘要: Provided is a semiconductor device capable of detecting an abnormal state in which two fuses are both short-circuited or cut. The semiconductor device includes: a trimming circuit having a first fuse and a second fuse connected in series; a current source circuit configured to supply current to the trimming circuit; and a determination circuit configured to determine whether a connection state or disconnect state of the first fuse and the second fuse are abnormal or not based upon signals derived from an output signal of the trimming circuit.

    DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIER
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210250005A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-12

    申请号:US17160755

    申请日:2021-01-28

    申请人: ABLIC Inc.

    发明人: Yoshiomi SHIINA

    IPC分类号: H03F3/45

    摘要: A differential amplifier includes first and second MOS transistors of a first conductivity type which constitute a differential input circuit, a bias current source which supplies a bias current to the first and second MOS transistors, and a third MOS transistor of the first conductivity type provided between the bias current source and the first and second MOS transistors and constituted to limit a back-gate voltage of the first and second MOS transistors.

    INPUT CIRCUIT
    7.
    发明申请
    INPUT CIRCUIT 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20200249710A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-06

    申请号:US16750802

    申请日:2020-01-23

    申请人: ABLIC Inc.

    IPC分类号: G05F1/575

    摘要: An input circuit includes a first input transistor and a second input transistor connected to an input terminal; a current source which makes a current flow in the second input transistor through a current mirror; a switch provided between the current mirror and the current source, and having a switch control terminal connected to the drain of the first input transistor; and a transistor connected to the first input transistor, on/off of the transistor being controlled by an output signal, wherein a current drivability of the second input transistor is switched by an output signal, and a threshold voltage to the input signal is determined based on the current drivability of the second input transistor and the current source.