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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2003
Applicant:
Takashi Fujise, Shiojiri, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Fujise, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A step-down circuit is provided that comprises a clock control circuit which provides a plurality of clock signals having a frequency determined based on a control signal; a charge pump circuit which reduces a first potential applied to a first terminal and then provides a second potential from a second terminal by switching the connection of a plurality of capacitors in sync with a plurality of the clock signals output from the clock control circuit; and a comparator which produces the control signal to be supplied to the clock control circuit by comparing the second potential to a reference potential.