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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2012
Jose M. Capilla, Tournefeuille, FR;
Joel Turchi, Gagnac sur Garonne, FR;
Jose M. Capilla, Tournefeuille, FR;
Joel Turchi, Gagnac sur Garonne, FR;
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
An off-line power converter includes an integrated circuit power factor controller including a multi-function input terminal, a drive terminal for providing a drive signal to a gate of a drive transistor, a processing circuit coupled to the multi-function input terminal and, based on a signal received from the multi-function input terminal, providing at least one current signal representative of a current conducted in the off-line power converter, and at least one voltage signal representative of a voltage provided to a load, and a controller for providing the drive signal selectively in response to the at least one current signal and the at least one voltage signal.