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Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 13, 2009
Applicant:

James Locascio, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventor:

James LoCascio, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/36 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/0818 (2013.01); H05B 33/0824 (2013.01); Y02B 20/347 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for backlighting a display uses an open or closed loop and small components that are well suited to high-frequency applications. The system includes multiple LED strings, a high-voltage source, and a low-voltage regulator that has a polarity opposite to that of the high-voltage source. The high-voltage source and the low-voltage regulator provide voltage differences across the LED strings to illuminate them. In one embodiment, the high-voltage source is about 200 VDC, and the low-voltage regulator produces voltages between −2 VDC and −30 VDC. Many types of displays, such as those used on LCD televisions and LCD personal computers, can be backlit in accordance with the embodiments.


Find Patent Forward Citations

LoCascio, James. (2018). Circuit topology for driving high-voltage led series connected strings (U.S. Patent No. 9860946). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9860946

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