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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideyuki Nakamura, Nara, JP;
Atsushi Murayama, Nabari, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250551 ; 2502 / ; 327514 ;
Abstract
A photocoupler includes: a first chip formed with a light emitting element emitting light in response to an input current; and a second chip formed with a light receiving element outputting a current having a magnitude in association with the intensity of the light from the light emitting element, a capacitor formed of a PN-junction for storing charges from the output current from the light receiving element, and a Darlington circuit having the capacitor interposed between the base and emitter thereof, The first and second chips are sealed to form a single photocoupler which is capable of solely effecting phase control.