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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Tomoyuki Ito, Kyoto, JP;
Isao Yamamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroyuki Iwaki, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Rohm Co., Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A series regulator for outputting a regulated voltage and a booster circuit of a charge pump type for outputting an output voltage by boosting the regulated voltage are connected in series. The series regulator is controlled so that the output voltage is maintained constant. A main circuit current of the series regulator is subject to current limitation. An excess signal commensurate of an excess of a current indicator value over a current reference value is generated. A voltage control signal is reduced in level in accordance with the excess signal.