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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2011
Shuhei Kawai, Ota, JP;
Yoshio Fujimura, Ora-gun, JP;
Shuhei Kawai, Ota, JP;
Yoshio Fujimura, Ora-gun, JP;
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
A control circuit of a light-emitting element comprises a rectifying unit which full-wave rectifies an alternating current power supply, a clock generator which generates and outputs a clock signal (CLK), a first comparator which compares a comparison voltage (CS) corresponding to a current flowing to the light-emitting element and a reference voltage (REF), and a switching element which is set to an ON state in synchronization with the clock signal (CLK) and which is set to an OFF state when the comparison voltage (CS) becomes greater than the reference voltage (REF) at the first comparator, to switch the current flowing to the light-emitting element. In this structure, a period of the clock signal (CLK) generated in the clock generator is varied, to reduce or inhibit noise.