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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Andrea Scenini, Abano Terme, IT;
Andrea Logiudice, Padua, IT;
Roberto Filippo, Beinasco, IT;
Diego Gaetano Munari, Valdagno VI, IT;
Federico Tosato, Pernumia PD, IT;
Inventors:
Andrea Scenini, Abano Terme, IT;
Andrea Logiudice, Padua, IT;
Roberto Filippo, Beinasco, IT;
Diego Gaetano Munari, Valdagno VI, IT;
Federico Tosato, Pernumia PD, IT;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 41/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a light dimming module is disclosed. The light dimming module has a dimming engine coupled to a digital input interface and an output interface. The dimming engine is configured to provide a N-segment piecewise linear exponential digital control signal, and the output interface is configured to control the intensity of a light source.