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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Kazuhisa Mori, Kanagawa, JP;
Ikuo Fukami, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhisa Mori, Kanagawa, JP;
Ikuo Fukami, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Electronics Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
When the overcurrent detection circuit detects that a voltage drop of the output transistor exceeds a threshold value, it turns on the switch by the first operational amplifier. In the shut-down signal generation circuit, the capacitor is charged with a charge current determined based on a current depending on the voltage drop of the output transistor. The shut-down signal generation circuit generates a shut-down signal to turn off the output switch when a voltage of the capacitor exceeds a voltage of the inverting input terminal of the second operational amplifier.