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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2008
Chiawei Liao, San Jose, CA (US);
Hsin-kai Chiang, HsinChu, TW;
Chiawei Liao, San Jose, CA (US);
Hsin-Kai Chiang, HsinChu, TW;
Richtek Technology Corporation, R.O.C., Chupei, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a dimming control circuit and a method for generating analog and digital signals according to an analog control signal. The dimming control circuit according to the present invention comprises an input for receiving an analog control signal; a digital dimming circuit for receiving the analog control signal and generating a digital signal; an analog dimming circuit for receiving the analog control signal and generating an analog signal; and a power circuit enabled by the digital signal for converting a supply voltage to an output voltage according to the analog signal generated by the analog dimming circuit.