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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2020
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Anjo, JP;
TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
AISIN AW CO., LTD., Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
According to one aspect of embodiments, a driver circuit having an overcurrent protection function includes a control signal generating circuit that outputs a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) control signal for controlling turning ON and OFF of the output transistor that supplies output current to a load; and a control circuit that generates a signal indicating an overcurrent state when a count value of an overcurrent detecting signal exceeds a predetermined number, which indicates that a value of an output current of the output transistor within the predetermined time interval exceeds a predetermined threshold value.