Patents Assigned to O2 MICRO, INCORPORATED
  • Patent number: 9560700
    Abstract: An illumination lamp includes: an input portion connectable to any one of power supply portions for two or more starting methods including a rapid-start method; a voltage detection circuit configured to detect a voltage applied from a power supply portion; and a control portion including at least one first voltage supply portion configured to supply a voltage suitably for the rapid-start method to a semiconductor light-emitting device, and at least one second voltage supply portion configured to supply a voltage suitably for the other fluorescent-lamp starting method to the semiconductor light-emitting device. The control portion causes, if the voltage is detected by the voltage detection circuit, the first voltage supply portion to supply a voltage to the semiconductor light-emitting device, but causing, if the voltage is not detected by the voltage detection circuit, the second voltage supply portion to supply a voltage to the semiconductor light-emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: RICOH COMPANY, LTD., O2 MICRO, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Masaharu Urano, Hiroshi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20160119991
    Abstract: An illumination lamp includes: an input portion connectable to any one of power supply portions for two or more starting methods including a rapid-start method; a voltage detection circuit configured to detect a voltage applied from a power supply portion; and a control portion including at least one first voltage supply portion configured to supply a voltage suitably for the rapid-start method to a semiconductor light-emitting device, and at least one second voltage supply portion configured to supply a voltage suitably for the other fluorescent-lamp starting method to the semiconductor light-emitting device. The control portion causes, if the voltage is detected by the voltage detection circuit, the first voltage supply portion to supply a voltage to the semiconductor light-emitting device, but causing, if the voltage is not detected by the voltage detection circuit, the second voltage supply portion to supply a voltage to the semiconductor light-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicants: RICOH COMPANY, LTD., O2 MICRO, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Masaharu Urano, Hiroshi Yamazaki