Linear power supply circuit and source follower circuit

    公开(公告)号:US11728719B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-15

    申请号:US17439512

    申请日:2020-04-10

    Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.

    Inventor: Isao Takobe

    CPC classification number: H02M1/0045 B60L1/00 H02M1/088 H02M3/07

    Abstract: A linear power supply circuit includes an output transistor provided between an input terminal to which an input voltage is applied and an output terminal to which an output voltage is applied, and a driver configured to drive the output transistor based on the difference between a voltage based on the output voltage and a reference voltage. The driver includes a differential amplifier, a converter, and a first capacitor provided between the output of the differential amplifier and a ground potential. The linear power supply circuit further includes a source follower circuit including a first transistor, and moreover includes a second transistor connected in series with the output transistor and constituting together with the first transistor a current mirror circuit, and a second capacitor connected to the control terminal of the first transistor.

    Linear Power Supply Circuit
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220242340A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17724733

    申请日:2022-04-20

    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.

    Abstract: A linear power supply circuit according to the present invention is provided with: an output transistor provided between an input end to which an input voltage is applied and an output end to which an output voltage is applied; and a driver for driving the output transistor on the basis of the difference between a voltage based on the output voltage and a reference voltage. The driver is provided with: a differential amplifier for outputting a voltage according to the difference between the voltage based on the output voltage and the reference voltage; a capacitor one end of which has an output of the differential amplifier applied thereto and the other end of which has the voltage based on the output voltage applied thereto; a converter for converting a voltage based on the output of the differential amplifier into an electrical current and outputting the electrical current; and an electrical current amplifier for amplifying the electrical current of the output of the converter. The supply voltage of the differential amplifier is a first constant voltage or the input voltage.

    Switching power supply device
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12040709B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-16

    申请号:US17615931

    申请日:2020-06-12

    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.

    CPC classification number: H02M3/158 B60R16/033 H02M1/088 H02M1/32 H02M1/44

    Abstract: A switching power supply device includes a first switch with a first terminal connectable to an application terminal for the input voltage and a second terminal connectable to the first terminal of an inductor; a second switch with a first terminal connectable to the first terminal of the inductor and a second terminal connectable to an application terminal for a voltage lower than the input voltage; a third switch with a first terminal connectable to the first terminal of the inductor and a second terminal connectable to the second terminal of the inductor; a detector; and a controller. The controller produces, after occurrence or a sign of occurrence of an overshoot in the output voltage is detected by the detector until settlement of the overshoot in the output voltage, a control state in which to keep the first and second switches off and the third switch on.

    POWER SUPPLY SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SWITCHED CAPACITOR CONVERTER

    公开(公告)号:US20230361673A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-09

    申请号:US18312861

    申请日:2023-05-05

    Applicant: ROHM Co., LTD.

    Inventor: Isao Takobe

    CPC classification number: H02M3/07 H02M1/088 H02M1/32

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a power supply semiconductor device used in a switched capacitor converter including a plurality of power transistors and a plurality of capacitors, the switched capacitor converter configured to turn on and off the plurality of power transistors according to a predetermined pattern to generate an output voltage from an input voltage. The power supply semiconductor device includes a control block configured to generate a control signal for designating ON or OFF of each of the power transistors, and a drive block connected to a gate of each of the power transistors and configured to drive the gate of each of the power transistors according to the control signal to turn on or off each of the power transistors.

    Linear power supply circuit
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11567521B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US17529765

    申请日:2021-11-18

    Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.

    Abstract: A linear power supply circuit, includes: output transistor between input terminal where input voltage is applied and output terminal where output voltage is applied; a driver driving the output transistor based on difference between voltage based on the output voltage and reference voltage; and phase compensation circuit, wherein the driver includes differential amplifier outputting voltage corresponding to the difference between the voltage based on the output voltage and the reference voltage, a first capacitance having one end where output of the differential amplifier is applied and the other end where ground potential is applied, a converter converting the voltage based on the output of the differential amplifier into current, and a current amplifier amplifying the current output from the converter, and wherein the phase compensation circuit lowers gain of transfer function of the linear power supply circuit and output capacitor connected to the output terminal.

    Linear Power Supply Circuit
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210380053A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US17286850

    申请日:2019-10-24

    Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.

    Abstract: A linear power supply circuit is provided with: an output transistor; and a driver for driving the output transistor on the basis of the difference between a voltage based on an output voltage and a reference voltage. The driver is provided with: a differential amplifier for outputting a voltage according to the difference between the voltage based on the output voltage and the reference voltage; a capacitor one end of which has an output of the differential amplifier applied thereto and the other end of which has the voltage based on the output voltage applied thereto; a converter for converting a voltage based on the output of the differential amplifier into an electrical current and outputting the electrical current; and a current amplifier for amplifying the electrical current of the output of the converter. The supply voltage of the differential amplifier is a first constant voltage or the input voltage.

    SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY DEVICE
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210376727A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:US17330775

    申请日:2021-05-26

    Applicant: ROHM Co., LTD.

    Abstract: The switching power supply device includes first and second switches connected in series between an application end of an input voltage and an application end of a low voltage lower than the input voltage, and third and fourth switches connected in series between an application end of the input voltage and an application end of the low voltage, and a control unit configured to control the on/off state of each of the first to fourth switches. The first to fourth switches are configured such that an inductor is provided between a first connection node connecting the first switch and the second switch and a second connection node connecting the third switch and the fourth switch.

    Linear Power Supply Circuit
    8.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230406244A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18460004

    申请日:2023-09-01

    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.

    CPC classification number: B60R16/03 G05F1/575 G05F1/59

    Abstract: A linear power supply circuit according to the present invention is provided with: an output transistor provided between an input end to which an input voltage is applied and an output end to which an output voltage is applied; and a driver for driving the output transistor on the basis of the difference between a voltage based on the output voltage and a reference voltage. The driver is provided with: a differential amplifier for outputting a voltage according to the difference between the voltage based on the output voltage and the reference voltage; a capacitor one end of which has an output of the differential amplifier applied thereto and the other end of which has the voltage based on the output voltage applied thereto; a converter for converting a voltage based on the output of the differential amplifier into an electrical current and outputting the electrical current; and an electrical current amplifier for amplifying the electrical current of the output of the converter. The supply voltage of the differential amplifier is a first constant voltage or the input voltage.

    CONTROL CIRCUIT, SWITCHED CAPACITOR CONVERTER, AND VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230369971A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-16

    申请号:US18314367

    申请日:2023-05-09

    Applicant: ROHM Co., LTD.

    Inventor: Isao Takobe

    CPC classification number: H02M3/07

    Abstract: Disclosed is a control circuit of a switched capacitor converter, the switched capacitor converter including a plurality of capacitors and a plurality of switching elements, the control circuit including a control unit configured to control switching of the plurality of switching elements, and a charging unit configured to charge at least some of the plurality of capacitors such that a potential difference across each of the at least some of the plurality of capacitors becomes equal to or more than a voltage lower limit set value, and the control unit being configured to start the switching after charging by the charging unit is completed.

    Linear power supply circuit
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11550349B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-10

    申请号:US17283389

    申请日:2019-10-21

    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.

    Abstract: A linear power supply circuit according to the present invention is provided with: an output transistor provided between an input end to which an input voltage is applied and an output end to which an output voltage is applied; a driver for driving the output transistor; and a feedback unit for feeding, back to the driver, information about an output electrical current that is output from the output end. The driver drives the output transistor on the basis of the difference between a voltage based on the output voltage and a reference voltage, as well as the information.

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