Abstract:
In general, according to one embodiment, a DC-to-DC converter includes a high-side switch, a low-side switch, a diode, a high-side controller and a low-side controller. The low-side switch is connected in series with the high-side switch. The diode is connected in parallel with the low-side switch. The high-side controller has a detector for detecting a current of the high-side switch and controls the high-side switch to be turned on or off in accordance with an output of the detector. The low-side controller controls the low-side switch to be turned off when the high-side switch is ON and controls the low-side switch to be turned on or off in accordance with a peak value of the output of the detector when the high-side switch is OFF.
Abstract:
The high-side switch has one end connected to the input terminal. The low-side switch has one end connected to other end of the high-side switch and other end connected to a ground terminal. The inductor has one end connected to the other end of the high-side switch and other end connected to the output terminal. The capacitor has one end connected to the other end of the inductor and other end connected to the ground terminal. The high-side switch controlling circuit generates and supplies a high-side switch controlling signal based on a target voltage of the output terminal, the output voltage of the output terminal, and a current flowing through the capacitor, to the high-side switch. The low-side switch controlling circuit generates and supplies a low-side switch controlling signal based on the high-side switch controlling signal and a current flowing through the inductor, to the low-side switch.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a switching power supply apparatus capable of achieving high efficiency and cost reduction.SOLUTION: The inverter includes high breakdown voltage transistors 1, 3, 5, 7 and low breakdown voltage transistors 2, 4, 6, 8. The transistors 1-8 include parasitic diodes 1a-8a. For example, a voltage higher than a threshold voltage is applied to gates of the transistors 1, 3, 5, 7, the transistors 2, 8 are turned off, the transistor 6 is turned on and the transistor 4 turned on/off. Few electric currents run through the parasitic diodes 1a, 3a of the high breakdown voltage transistors 1, 3; therefore, recovery currents of the high breakdown voltage transistors 1, 3 are small.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a DC-DC converter that generates a DC output voltage by operating a plurality of DC-DC conversion sections evenly.SOLUTION: The DC-DC converter includes: the plurality of DC-DC conversion sections for converting a DC input voltage to rectangular wave voltages; a plurality of inductor elements having ends on one side connected to output terminals of the plurality of DC-DC conversion sections and ends on the other side connected to a common external output terminal; a plurality of duty detection circuits connected to the respective output terminals of the plurality of DC-DC conversion sections to detect duty ratios of the rectangular wave voltages output from the corresponding DC-DC conversion sections; and a duty adjustment circuit for comparing each set of two output signals of the plurality of duty detection circuits, and accordingly adjusting the duty ratio of the DC-DC conversion section connected to one of the set of duty detection circuits such that the duty ratios of the set of rectangular wave voltages become equal to each other.
Abstract:
A power arrangement that includes a monolithically integrated III-nitride power stage having III-nitride power switches and III-nitride driver switches.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact and low-cost current control device even in the case of a multi-channel configuration using a microcomputer and a current control IC.SOLUTION: The current control device includes: a current control semiconductor element 1; and a microcomputer 12 for outputting to the current control semiconductor element 1 a PWM pulse to drive a load, and for inputting from the current control semiconductor element the outputs of a high-side current detection circuit 6 and a low-side current detection circuit 7. For synchronization with the PWM pulse, an output synthesis circuit 8 of the current control semiconductor element 1 switches between the output of the high-side current detection circuit 6 and the output of the low-side current detection circuit 7 on one signal line, to output it to the microcomputer 12.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To cancel a DC offset of an AD conversion device including single-ended-to-differential conversion without requiring two reference analog signals.SOLUTION: According to an embodiment, an AD conversion device includes: a first terminal for receiving reference voltage signals; a single-ended-to-differential conversion circuit for performing single-ended-to-differential conversion on the reference voltage signals to produce first differential signals; an AD converter for performing AD conversion on the first differential signals on the basis of the reference voltage signals to produce a first digital signal; a digital circuit for detecting a DC offset that is a difference between the first digital signal and a digital signal representing a predetermined code; and a second terminal for receiving input signals. The single-ended-to-differential conversion circuit performs single-ended-to-differential conversion on the input signals to acquire second differential signals, the AD converter performs AD conversion on the second differential signals on the basis of the reference voltage signals to acquire a second digital signal, and the digital circuit subtracts the DC offset from the second digital signal to produce a third digital signal and outputs the third digital signal.