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Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026

Filed:

May. 22, 2024
Applicant:

O2micro, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kaiping Ran, Fremont, CA (US);

Sheng-Tai Lee, Taipei City, TW;

Weiwei Song, Wuhan, CN;

Assignee:

O2Micro Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 45/3725 (2020.01); H01F 30/04 (2006.01); H05B 45/325 (2020.01); H05B 45/46 (2020.01); H05B 47/17 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 45/3725 (2020.01); H01F 30/04 (2013.01); H05B 45/325 (2020.01); H05B 45/46 (2020.01); H05B 47/17 (2020.01);
Abstract

A light-source driving system includes a first controller, a switch circuit, and a second controller. The first controller is configured to control power transferred from a primary winding of a transformer to a first secondary winding and a second secondary winding of the transformer according to a load of a system circuit powered by the second secondary winding. The switch circuit is configured to enable the first secondary winding to provide a portion of the transferred power to a light source when the switch circuit is turned on. The second controller is coupled to the switch circuit and the first controller and is configured to monitor a status of the light source and control the switch circuit according to the status.


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