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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 29, 2009
Bobby Jacob Daniel, Eindhoven, NL;
Bobby Jacob Daniel, Eindhoven, NL;
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A DC-DC converter for driving one or more LED (), which converter comprises an integrated circuit () having a switch mode power circuit () and a 5 temperature sensing circuit () for providing an output indicating a temperature of said integrated circuit (), the arrangement being such that, in use, said integrated circuit consumes power, some of which power is dissipated in said integrated circuit as heat causing a rise in said internal temperature, and wherein a change in said output from said temperature sensing circuit () is used by said integrated circuit to 10 adjust said consumed power whereby said internal temperature may be controlled.