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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Rohm Co., Ltd., Ukyo-Ku, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Takeru Matsuki, Kyoto, JP;
Koichi Miyanaga, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
ROHM CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/156 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 1/32 (2007.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/156 (2013.01); H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H02M 1/32 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0009 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pulse generator includes a mode controller that detects a state in which there has been no transition of a pulse signal to the off level for a given cycle (period). When such a state is detected, the pulse generator transits to a skip mode. In the skip mode, the period is repeatedly switched between: (i) a first period in which the pulse signal is maintained at the on level over multiple cycles; and (ii) a second period in which the pulse signal is forcibly switched to the off level so as to charge the bootstrap capacitor by means of a bootstrap circuit.