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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeo Miura, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, , JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus that ensures high-quality power supply to an AFE (analog front-end) and reduces the amount of power consumed by the AFE in sleep mode. The AFE, which converts an analog signal into a digital signal, and another circuit different from the AFE are incorporated in an SOC (system-on-a-chip). A switch circuit switches power to the AFE between first DC power supply from a 5-V/3.3-V_LDO and second DC power from a 24-V/3.3-V_DC-DC converter. When the AFE is in use, the switch circuit is controlled such that the first DC power is supplied from the 5-V/3.3-V_LDO to the AFE, and when the AFE is not in use, the switch circuit is controlled such that the second DC power is supplied from the 24-V/3.3-V_DC-DC converter to the AFE.