Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Gil-yong Chang

Jin-hyung Lee

Jeong-il Kang

Sung-yong Joo

Won-myung Woo

Hyo-soon Choi

Youn-seung Lee

Hyung-wan Kim

Tae-Sung Kim

Hyeong-sik Choi

Young-deok Choi

Young-soo Kim

Ju-taek Lee

A control circuit is provided. The control circuit includes a load switch, and a controller configured to transfer a turn-on signal which is increased step by step to the load switch, and perform a soft start operation which turns on the load switch. In response to the load switch being turned on, the control circuit restricts an inrush current flowing in the load switch.

Control circuit including load switch, electronic apparatus including the load switch, and control method thereof

Provided are a display system including a plurality of display apparatuses and a control method of the same. The display system including a plurality of display apparatuses comprises a first display apparatus configured to display an image to constitute a multi-screen, and receive power from a single power source; and a second display apparatus configured to display an image to constitute the multi-screen, and receive power from the single power source, wherein the second display apparatus starts operation after the first display apparatus enters a normal driving state.

Display system and control method of the same

A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device may include a frame portion on which at least one semiconductor chip is arranged; a plurality of leads electrically connected to the semiconductor chip; and a mold portion formed on the frame portion to surround a part of the frame portion on which the semiconductor chip and the plurality of leads are arranged, wherein a gap between closest portions of the respective leads is at least 2.9 mm.

Semiconductor device

A display apparatus including: a display; a driver including an amplifier configured to detect a current of the display and to generate a constant current control signal, and a transistor configured to adjust the current supplied to the display in accordance an output voltage of the amplifier; and a controller configured to monitor the current of the display and a dropout voltage of the transistor, and control the amplifier so that a pulse width modulation (PWM) duty ratio is decreased in response to the dropout voltage being equal to or higher than a reference voltage.

Light source driving apparatus for controlling the operating mode of a backlight in response to changes in the dropout voltage of the current control transistor

An electronic apparatus includes a system portion configured to operate with a received voltage, and a power supply including a pulse width modulation (PWM) generator to generate a PWM signal, a converter to transfer voltage from a primary side to a secondary side in accordance with an output voltage of the PWM generator, and an output portion to supply voltage at the secondary side as standby voltage to the system portion, the PWM generator receives feedback on the standby voltage at the secondary side of the converter, the PWM signal is turned on/off in accordance with levels of the standby voltage at the secondary side, and voltage being supplied to components, except, when the PWM signal is turned off, voltage at the secondary side is only supplied to a component that monitors the feedback of the standby voltage.

Electronic apparatus for generating a pulse width modulation and power controlling method thereof

A resonant converter, a power supply and a power controlling method thereof are provided. The power supply includes a resonant converter which includes a square wave generator configured to alternately turn on and off first and second switches according to a frequency to generate a square wave, a resonant wave generator configured to generate a resonant wave corresponding to the square wave and a rectifier configured to output a voltage corresponding to the resonant wave; and a controller configured to control a frequency modulation of the resonant converter, wherein the controller includes a variable switching circuit configured to increase the frequency of the resonant converter in response to the resonant converter entering a capacitive mode.

Resonant converter, power supply and power controlling method thereof

A backlight unit, the backlight unit including a light-emitting diode (LED) module; a switching element connected to the LED module; and a controller configured to supply a driving voltage to the LED module, control a switching operation of the switching element, provide a constant current to the LED module, sense an operational error in the switching element, and control the driving voltage of the LED module in response to the sensed operational error.

Backlight unit, display apparatus including the backlight unit and operating method thereof

A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel which displays an image, a LED module which provides backlight to the display panel, a LED driving unit which selectively uses current of an inductor to apply driving voltage to the LED module, a sensing unit which senses a current value of the inductor, and a switching control unit which adjusts the driving voltage according to sensing result by the sensing unit.

LED driving apparatus, method for driving LED, and display apparatus thereof

A backlight unit is provided, which includes a light-emitting diode LED, an LED driving unit which drives the LED, a control unit which measures a temperature of the LED driving unit, and, if the temperature exceeds a preset threshold temperature, interrupts an operation of the LED driving unit, and a threshold temperature adjustment unit which changes the preset threshold temperature based on a limit temperature of a circuit element included in the LED driving unit.

Backlight unit and method for controlling LED

Provided are an apparatus and method thereof for providing standby power to a visual display, the apparatus including: a light collection unit which is operable to receive light and output a charging current; a battery which is operable to receive the charging current and providing the standby power to the visual display; and a controller which determines whether the battery has a voltage below a predetermined value, wherein if the voltage is below the predetermined value, the controller controls the battery to receive the charging current from the light collection unit, and wherein if the voltage is not below the predetermined value, the controller controls the battery to provide the standby power to the visual display.

Method and apparatus for providing standby power for visual display device

A switch mode power supply (SMPS) is capable of reducing standby power consumption, and includes a power factor capacitor (PFC) bulk capacitor which supplies power in a standby mode to constant loads by repeatedly charging and discharging a voltage, a PFC controller which controls the voltage to be charged in the PFC bulk capacitor, a first resistor and a second resistor which divide the voltage of the PFC bulk capacitor and output a reference voltage, and a control unit which controls the charging and discharging of the voltage of the PFC bulk capacitor in accordance with the reference voltage.

Apparatus and method for a switch mode power supply configured to reduce standby power consumption

A display device and a driving method are provided. The display device includes: a display panel which displays an image; at least one light emitting diode (LED) which emits light to the display panel; a driver which supplies an operating voltage to the LED and drives the LED; a feedback unit which detects a level of a voltage drop of the LED and outputs a detection signal corresponding to the detected level of the voltage drop; and a first controller which controls a level of the operating voltage supplied to the LED based on the operating voltage supplied to the LED and the detection signal output by the feedback unit.

Display device and driving method with feedback control

A luminescence driving apparatus, a display apparatus, and a driving method thereof are provided. The luminescence driving apparatus drives a plurality of light-emitting units and includes: a voltage sensor which senses internal voltages of the plurality of light-emitting units; a current sensor which senses internal currents of the plurality of light-emitting units; a sensing signal generator which receives the internal voltages of the plurality of light-emitting units from the voltage sensor to generate an overvoltage sensing signal; a controller which, if it is determined that an overvoltage state has occurred, according to a level of the overvoltage sensing signal, searches for at least one of the plurality of light-emitting units in which the overvoltage state has occurred, according to levels of the internal currents sensed by the current sensor; and a protector which performs an overvoltage protection (OVP) operation with respect to the searched light-emitting unit.

Luminescence driving apparatus, display apparatus, and driving method thereof

A step-down converter is provided. The step-down converter includes a DC-DC converter including a boost capacitor and an NMOS transistor, the DC-DC converter converting an input direct current (DC) voltage to an output DC voltage; and an electric discharge circuit which adjusts the output voltage to be less than or equal to the input voltage.

Step-down converter maintaining stable operation at start up

A power supply protecting the electric device circuit when over-voltage is applied, is provided. The power supply has a rectifying unit rectifying AC power externally supplied, into first and second DC power and outputting the first and the second DC power; a main power supply transformer boosting the first DC power and supplying the boosted first DC power to the electric device circuit; a switching controlling unit driven by the second DC power, performing the operation on the main power supply transformer that causes the first DC power to be boosted when the second DC power is received; and a controlling unit determining whether the second DC power is to be supplied to the switching controlling unit, wherein the controlling unit senses the voltage supplied to the electric device circuit and interrupts supplying the second DC power to the switching controlling unit if the sensed voltage exceeds a given value.

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Gil-yong Chang