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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2018
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeyasu Iwata, Hamura Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a driver circuit includes an output transistor where a main current path is connected between a voltage supply terminal and a voltage output end and which supplies an output current to the voltage output end, a drive circuit that outputs a drive signal, a variable resistance connected between an output terminal of the drive circuit and a gate of the output transistor, a current detection circuit that detects a current flowing through the output transistor, and a control circuit that changes a value of the variable resistance in response to an output signal of the current detection circuit.