Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a buck-boost converter and a control method therefor. The buck-boost converter includes a boost unit and a buck unit. The boost unit has a first capacitor and a first group of switches. The buck unit has an inductor and a second group of switches. The buck-boost converter has a cascaded structure of the boost unit and the buck unit to achieve multiple voltage conversion modes. The inductor of the buck unit is coupled to the output terminal. Therefore, not only can it achieve a smooth transition of the DC output voltage, but also reduce voltage ripple and improve dynamic response speed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a protection circuit of a flyback converter and a control method. The protection circuit comprises: an active discharge module, connected to at least one end of a first capacitor in a resonance circuit of the flyback converter to provide a discharge path, and controlling turning-on and turning-off of the discharge path according to the discharge enable signal; in a normal work state, the discharge path is disconnected, the first capacitor works as a resonance capacitor; before the flyback converter is restarted, the discharge path is turned on for a predetermined time period to release charges of the first capacitor, a resonance current after the flyback converter is restarted is reduced to a safe work current of the second switch transistor. Charges stored in the first capacitor can be discharged to release before the flyback converter is restarted to reduce the resonance current and enhance system stability and security.

Abstract: Disclosed is a protection circuit of a flyback converter and a control method. The protection circuit comprises: an active discharge module, for providing a discharge path between a first current terminal and a second current terminal of a switch transistor in a resonance circuit, and controlling turning-on and turning-off of the discharge path according to a discharge enable signal; in the normal work state of the flyback converter, the discharge path is disconnected, the resonance circuit works, before the flyback converter is restarted, the discharge path is turned on for a predetermined time period to release charges stored in the resonance circuit, and the resonance current after the flyback converter is restarted is reduced to the safe work current of the second switch transistor. The resonance current is discharged before the flyback converter is restarted, thus reducing the resonance current and enhancing system stability and security.

Abstract: A supply circuit and a switched mode power supply (SMPS) are provided. The supply circuit includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and a charging-discharging control circuit; the first capacitor includes a first terminal connected to a switching node, and a second terminal for providing a first supply voltage; the second capacitor includes a first terminal connected to a reference ground or a first potential terminal under control of the charging-discharging control circuit, and a second terminal for providing a second supply voltage; and according to a charging-discharging enable signal, the charging-discharging control circuit charges the second capacitor in a first time period and discharges the second capacitor in a second time period.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method, comprising: forming a pad oxide layer and a silicon nitride layer on a substrate; etching the silicon nitride layer into a plurality of segments; forming an oxide layer, having an up-and-down wave shape, by performing a traditional thermal growth field oxygen method on the semiconductor device by use of the plurality of segments serving as forming-assisted structures; performing traditional processes on the semiconductor device having an up-and-down wavy semiconductor surface, to form a gate oxide layer, a polysilicon layer, and to form a source region and a drain region by implantation The semiconductor device having an up-and-down wavy channel region may be formed by a traditional thermal growth field oxygen method, thus the manufacturing processes are simple, the cost is low, and the completed device may have a larger effective channel width and a lower on-state resistance.

Abstract: An illumination device, an LED driver circuit, a bleeder control circuit and a control method are provided. An AC input voltage is transmitted to a bus line after phase-cut processing. The bleeder control circuit includes a timing module configured to receive a bus voltage and at least one threshold voltage and generate a first time signal; a time processing module configured to receive the first time signal and generate a second time signal based on the first time signal in a previous power frequency half-wave cycle; and a control signal generation module configured to receive the second time signal and generate a first control signal for controlling a bleeder circuit. The beneficial effects of the present disclosure include the bleeder circuit being accurately controlled through the detection of the bus voltage and the implementation of the adaptive control method, thereby improving the operational efficiency and stability of the system.

Abstract: A leakage protection circuit and a dimming drive circuit are provided. A leakage detection circuit is configured to detect whether leakage occurs between two input terminals that receive an external signal. When leakage occurs, leakage protection measures are taken. A pulse generation circuit receives the sampling signal characterizing the voltage between the two input terminals to compare the sampling signal with two thresholds to control a detection path of the leakage detection circuit to be turned on or off according to a comparison result. The leakage detection path is enabled to be turned on twice by setting two pulse signals in a power frequency period, which can consider the leakage detection of the front-edge phase-cutting dimming and rear-edge phase-cutting dimming of the dimming drive circuit and has a wide range of applications.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) drive method, an LED drive circuit, and an LED lighting device are provided. The method includes: setting preset values of a maximum on-time parameter and a current limit parameter, where the preset values are in at least two sets; selecting a set of the preset values of the maximum on-time parameter and the current limit parameter after a value of a voltage signal on a direct current (DC) bus is detected; controlling a drive current flowing through an LED load based on a selected maximum on-time parameter and a selected current limit parameter. The maximum on-time parameter and the current limit parameter of the system can be adaptively adjusted according to an input voltage, so that the system can have a preferred dimming schedule and dimming depth while realizing a constant current in a wider input voltage range.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device comprises a drift region on a substrate, a well region on the drift region, a source-end doped region in the well region, a drain-end doped region on the drift region, and a gate structure which is located between a source end and a drain end, located at a position of the well region, and forms a channel region in the well region. The source-end doped region comprises a first doped region and a second doped region with opposite doping types, the channel region connects the first doped region and the drift region. The first doped region and the second doped region of the source end are equivalently close to the gate structure, a distance between the second doped region and a PN junction surface formed by the drift region and the well region is reduced.

Abstract: A single live line switch circuit includes a single live line connecting end, a switch unit, two wire channels, an on-state power obtaining circuit, an off-state power obtaining circuit, and an energy storage element. The single live line connecting end is connected to an external single live line. The on-state power obtaining circuit is connected to the single live line connecting end. The switch unit includes a fixed connecting end and a movable connecting end, and the fixed connecting end is connected to the on-state power obtaining circuit. The two wire channels are provided with a first connecting end and a second connecting end, respectively, and the movable connecting end of the switch unit is in contact with the first connecting end or the second connecting end. A control method of the single live line switch circuit is provided.

Abstract: The present application discloses a fast-response switch power supply control circuit and a control method thereof. A triangular wave signal associated with inductor current information is obtained by a triangular wave generation circuit; the triangular wave signal is calculated with an error compensation signal by the capacitor circuit to obtain a first compensation signal; a comparator compares the first compensation signal with an output voltage feedback signal to obtain a comparison result to control the turning-on of the power switch transistor. The present application has the beneficial effects of good loop stability and fast dynamic response of the system without requiring a sampling circuit to sample the inductor current information in the case of using a relatively simple circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method. The semiconductor structure includes an N-type doped region in a substrate; a metal structure on a surface of the substrate and including a middle portion and an edge portion, wherein the middle portion is in contact with the N-type doped region so as to form an SBD; a first P-type well region which is located in the N-type doped region, in contact with the edge portion and separates the edge portion from the N-type doped region; a first P-type contact region located in the first P-type well region and separated from the edge portion. When the first P-type contact region is grounded, the first P-type well region receives an anode voltage of the SBD. Low voltage drop and high frequency characteristics of the SBD are maintained on a premise of improving the breakdown voltage reducing the leak current.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a package structure and a package method for a power converter. The package structure includes at least one power device die and a control circuit die. The at least one power device die includes a first pad area and a support area on a first surface, and a second pad area on a second surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface are opposite each other. The control circuit die is on the support area of the at least one power device die. The package structure uses at least one power device die on the first surface to provide the support area to form a stacked structure, so as to reduce a chip area of the package structure and improve voltage resistance and heat dissipation performance of the chip.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dropout voltage generation circuit, a switching power supply and a dropout voltage generation method. The circuit includes a reference current generation unit, a first regulation unit and a second regulation unit. The reference current generation unit is configured to generate a plurality of reference currents according to the output current of the switching power supply. The first regulation unit is configured to generate a regulation current according to a first regulation code and the plurality of reference currents. The second regulation unit is configured to generate the dropout voltage according to a second regulation code and the regulation current, wherein the first regulation code and the second regulation code can be configured at least according to a target value of load line resistance. The present disclosure achieves higher accuracy and wider range of regulation of load line resistance with adjustable gain.

Abstract: A light source driving circuit and a communication device for display system are provided. The communication device includes a control unit and at least one string light source driving circuit. The control unit includes an output interface for transmitting control commands or data and a data reading back input interface. Each string light source driving circuit includes a plurality of light source driving circuits, and each light source driving circuit interface includes a serial input interface, a serial output interface, parallel interfaces, and at least one current output interface. The serial input interface and serial output interface of the plurality of light source driving circuits are cascaded with each other as a first channel of the control commands or data transmission. The parallel interfaces of each driving circuit in the plurality of driving circuits are coupled with each other as a second channel of the control commands and data transmission.

Abstract: A light source driving circuit and a communication device for a display system are provided. The communication device includes a control unit and at least one string light source driving circuit. The control unit includes an output interface for transmitting the control commands or data and a reading back data input interface. Each string light source driving circuit includes a plurality of light source driving circuits. The control unit transmits the control commands or data to the first light source driving circuit of each string light source driving circuit through the output interface. The first driving circuit takes out the commands or data required at the current stage after receiving the control command or data, and then repackages the commands or data of the remaining driving circuits, and transmits the repackaged data packet through the serial output interface and the parallel interfaces or the parallel interfaces.

Abstract: A control circuit and control method for a switched capacitor converter (SCC) are provided. An adjustment circuit makes adjustment with a small pull-down current, such that two terminal voltages of a flying capacitor are consistent with an output voltage. Before the SCC works formally for voltage conversion, the two terminal voltages of the flying capacitor are the same as the output voltage.

Abstract: A switching-type regulation driver includes a transformer, a controller, a synchronous rectifier and a drive control module. The drive control module is connected to the synchronous rectifier and the non-dotted terminal of the secondary winding respectively, and is used to detect a target parameter of a voltage across both power ends of the synchronous rectifier when the synchronous rectifier disconnects the conductive path between the non-dotted terminal of the secondary winding and the reference ground. When it is detected that the target parameter of the voltage across both power ends of the synchronous rectifier meets a preset condition, the controller controls a switching action of the first transistor so that the primary winding transmits power to the secondary winding. According to the present disclosure, the pre-stage chip may be matched with to realize a function of dynamic acceleration, and the dependence on the output pin may be reduced.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a control circuit and a control method for a multiphase power supply and the multiphase power supply. The control circuit includes a current reference signal generator and a controller. The current reference signal generator is configured to adjust a first compensation signal according to a first scaling factor and a first voltage signal, so that the first compensation signal follows the first voltage signal in a steady state, and a current reference signal is obtained according to the first compensation signal and the first voltage signal. The controller is configured to obtain a control signal for each phase power conversion circuit according to the current reference signal to control each phase power conversion circuit to provide a power output to a load. The present disclosure can improve a phase-conversion stability of the multiphase power supply, and can achieve fast and accurate control of the multiphase power supply.

Abstract: A buffer circuit for an LED driver circuit, a LED driver circuit, and a control method, the buffer circuit includes a first control switch connected in series in a rectified input loop and a feedback control module connected to the rectified input loop to obtain a loop current in the rectified input loop for generating a first control signal to the first control switch according to the loop current and a reference signal. The first control switch switches between a fully conducting state and a non-fully-conducting state based on the first control signal and restrains the loop current when the first control switch is in the non-fully-conducting state. The buffer circuit enhances the effect of restraining the current change rate and can effectively restrain current spikes in a circuit, resulting in higher safety and reliability.