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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2008
Chiawei Liao, San Jose, CA (US);
Xiaoyong Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Jing-meng Liu, Jubei, TW;
Richtek Technology Corporation, Chupei, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a backlight control circuit capable of distinguishing an under current condition, comprising: at least one light emission device path having a voltage node; at least one current source for controlling the current amount on the light emission device path; and at least one under current detection circuit for generating a first control signal according to the voltage at the voltage node, wherein when the first control signal changes its state, the under current detection circuit generates a second control signal to change the voltage on the voltage node if the light emission device path is normally connected.