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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2006
Shinichi Kojima, Osaka, JP;
Hisashi Kai, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Kojima, Osaka, JP;
Hisashi Kai, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A switching regulator includes a first switching element for charging an inductor, a switching circuit for discharging the inductor, a controller circuit for generating a first control signal for controlling the level of an output voltage of the switching regulator, and a reverse current suppressing circuit for controlling the on-resistance of the switching circuit based on whether a reverse current is detected in the switching regulator. A circuit and method for controlling the switching regulator are also disclosed.
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