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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Shinichiro Maki, Hiratsuka, JP;
Yoichi Takano, Hadano, JP;
Katsuhiro Yokoyama, Atsugi, JP;
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor integrated circuit for a regulator includes an opening error detecting circuit detecting an opened state of an output terminal; a short-circuiting error detecting circuit detecting a short-circuiting state thereof; a first output terminal outputting a result detected by the opening error detecting circuit to an external unit; a second output terminal outputting a result detected by the short-circuiting error detecting circuit thereto; and a thermal shutdown circuit detecting the temperature of a semiconductor substrate and turns off the voltage control transistor if the detected temperature of the semiconductor substrate exceeds a predetermined temperature. A signal indicating the logic sum of an output signal of the thermal shutdown circuit and that of the short-circuiting error detecting circuit is outputted from the second output terminal such that the output signal of the opening error detecting circuit is not blocked based on the output signal of the thermal shutdown circuit.