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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Epistar Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Hsin-Mao Liu, Hsinchu, TW;
Zong-Xi Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
EPISTAR CORPORATION, Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/00 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/089 (2013.01); H05B 33/0809 (2013.01); H05B 33/0887 (2013.01); Y02B 20/341 (2013.01);
Abstract
The light-emitting device disclosed herein comprises a step down circuit and a current limit device, wherein the step down circuit prevents the current signal provided to the light-emitting device larger than the rating current value of the light-emitting device. Moreover, the current limit device only limits current signal while the power supply surges. The two stages protect circuit turn less power to heat.