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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Chien-ping LU, Tainan, TW;
Wei-hsin Wei, Jhubei, TW;
Kwan-jen Chu, Hsinchu, TW;
Tzu-huan Chiu, Jhubei, TW;
Inventors:
Chien-Ping Lu, Tainan, TW;
Wei-Hsin Wei, Jhubei, TW;
Kwan-Jen Chu, Hsinchu, TW;
Tzu-Huan Chiu, Jhubei, TW;
Assignee:
Richtek Technology Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/00 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 39/04 (2006.01); H05B 41/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A LED driver is disclosed for providing a current for LED lighting. The LED driver includes an inductor and a controller having a power switch, and the inductor, the power switch and a LED to be driven are configured to be an asynchronous boost converter. Because the driven LED serves as a rectifier diode of the asynchronous boost converter, the controller may have fewer components and requires smaller die area.