Abstract: A clock and data recovery device includes an equalizer that compensates for channel loss of input data, a phase detector that compares data output from the equalizer and a fed back clock and outputs an up signal and a down signal, a charge pump that operates according to the up signal and the down signal to output a control signal, a loop filter that removes a high-frequency component included in the control signal output from the charge pump, a voltage-controlled oscillator that changes a frequency of the clock and outputs the clock according to the control signal from which the high-frequency component is removed, and a voltage-controlled oscillator buffer that adjusts a slew rate of the clock output by the voltage-controlled oscillator according to the up signal and the down signal directly received from the phase detector and transmits the clock to the phase detector.

Abstract: An electromagnetic induction heating apparatus for heating an aerosol-forming article of an electronic cigarette includes: a power supply unit configured to supply DC power; a power amplifier including a switch unit comprising a pair of transistor switches having a differential structure and receiving DC power from the power supply unit, and a parallel-structured LC resonant network including a resonant inductor connected to an output terminal of the switch unit and electromagnetically inductively coupled with an inductor component of a heat-generating body for heating the aerosol-forming article of the electronic cigarette, and a resonant capacitor connected in parallel to the resonant inductor; and a driving unit configured to adjust a temperature of the heat-generating body by adjusting an operating frequency of the switch unit of the power amplifier to control an amount of current of the resonant inductor electromagnetically inductively coupled with the inductor component of the heat-generating body.

Abstract: A clock and data recovery device includes an equalizer that compensates for channel loss of input data, a phase detector that compares a data output from the equalizer with a clock fed back and outputs an up signal and a down signal, a charge pump that operates according to the up signal and the down signal and outputs a control signal, a loop filter that removes high-frequency components included in the control signal, a voltage controlled oscillator that changes a frequency of the clock and outputs a clock with changed frequency, and a data phase adjuster that synchronizes the clock output from the voltage controlled oscillator and the data output from the equalizer by adjusting a phase of the data output from the equalizer by receiving the up signal and the down signal output from the phase detector.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wafer level chip scale package with a rhombus shape which includes a semiconductor chip with a rhombus shape and a solder ball array including a plurality of solder balls formed on one surface of the semiconductor chip. Among four interior angles of the semiconductor chip, two of the four interior angles facing each other in a short diagonal direction are approximately 120°, and two of the four interior angles facing each other in a long diagonal direction are approximately 60°.

Abstract: A buck-boost converter includes a first switch connected between an input terminal that receives an input voltage and a first terminal of an inductor, a second switch connected between the first terminal of the inductor and an output terminal that outputs an output voltage, a third switch connected between a second terminal of the inductor and a ground terminal, and a fourth switch connected between the second terminal of the inductor and an inverting input terminal that receives an inverted input voltage obtained by inverting the input voltage.

Abstract: A 3-level converter includes: an inductor connected in series between a switching node and an output terminal from which an output voltage is output, an output capacitor connected between the output terminal and a ground terminal, a first switch connected between an input terminal to which an input voltage is input and a top plate node, a second switch connected between the top plate node and the switching node, a third switch connected between the switching node and a bottom plate node, a fourth switch connected between the bottom plate node and a ground terminal, a flying capacitor connected between the top plate node and the bottom plate node, balancing switches connected between the switching node and a balancing node, a top balancing capacitor connected between the input terminal and the balancing node, and a bottom balancing capacitor connected between the balancing node and a ground terminal.

Abstract: A 3-level buck-boost converter includes: an inductor connected in series between a switching node and a ground terminal; an output capacitor connected between an output terminal from which an output voltage is output and a ground terminal; a first switch connected between an input terminal to which an input voltage is input and a top plate node; a second switch connected between the top plate node and the switching node; a third switch connected between the switching node and a bottom plate node; a fourth switch connected between the bottom plate node and the output terminal; a flying capacitor connected between the top plate node and the bottom plate node; balancing switches connected between the switching node and the balancing node; a top balancing capacitor connected between the input terminal and the balancing node; and a bottom balancing capacitor connected between the balancing node and the output terminal.

Abstract: An electromagnetic induction heating apparatus for heating an aerosol-forming article of an electronic cigarette includes: a power supply unit configured to supply DC power; a power amplifier including a switch unit composed of a pair of transistor switches having a differential structure and operating by receiving the DC power from the power supply unit, and a LC resonant network composed of a resonant inductor connected to an output terminal of the switch unit and electromagnetically inductively coupled with an inductor component of a heat-generating body for heating the aerosol-forming article of the electronic cigarette and a resonant capacitor connected in parallel to the resonant inductor; and a driving unit configured to adjust an operation of the power amplifier to adjust a temperature of the heat-generating body.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a switch capacitor converter with high efficiency and a small size. The converter according to one aspect of the present disclosure is provided for receiving an input voltage through an input terminal and supplying an output voltage through an output terminal, the converter comprising: a first capacitor; a second capacitor; a third capacitor; and a switch network for changing a connection relationship between the input terminal, the output terminal, the first capacitor, the second capacitor, and the third capacitor. A ratio of the input voltage to the output voltage implemented in the converter is selectable from 4:1, 3:1, or 2:1 depending on an operation of the switch network.

Abstract: A method of charging a battery by a charging system comprising a master charging circuit and N (N is a natural number) slave charging circuits. The method includes: sourcing a first current to a single-wired bus by the master charging circuit; absorbing (sinking) a second current from the single-wired bus by the N slave charging circuits connected to the single-wired bus; identifying a single-wired bus voltage formed on the single-wired bus at a particular time point by the master charging circuit; and identifying the number of slave charging circuits based on the single-wired bus voltage by the master charging circuit.

Abstract: A single-inductor multi-output converter that includes a charge pump unit, a current supply unit, a first output unit, and a second output unit. The charge pump unit may be positioned between a first node and a second node, and may store electric charges flowing into the first node and the second node through a first capacitor, or may supply electric charges to the second node. In addition, the current supply unit may: include an inductor positioned between an input node and the first node; build up current in the inductor in the first time period; and transfer the current of the inductor to the charge pump unit in the second time period.

Abstract: The present invention provides a buck-boost converter including a converter power stage, a first mode control unit, and a second mode control unit. In the buck-boost converter, the converter power stage may include at least one inductor and a plurality of switching devices. Further, the first mode control unit may operate the converter power stage in a buck mode and regulate an output voltage of the converter power stage as a first voltage. Further, the second mode control unit may operate the converter power stage in a boost mode or a buck-boost mode, and regulate an output voltage of the converter power stage as a second voltage higher than the first voltage.

Abstract: A converter that may include: a power stage configured to include at least one inductor and a plurality of switching devices, and configured to be able to operate in a buck mode, a boost mode, or a buck-boost mode according to the control; and a controller configured to apply, to the power stage, two or more operation modes selected from the buck mode, the boost mode, or the buck-boost mode, and configured to periodically change the operation mode of the power stage.

Abstract: A single-inductor multi-output converter that includes a charge pump unit, a current supply unit, a first output unit, and a second output unit. The charge pump unit may be positioned between a first node and a second node, and may store electric charges flowing into the first node and the second node through a first capacitor, or may supply electric charges to the second node. In addition, the current supply unit may: include an inductor positioned between an input node and the first node; build up current in the inductor in the first time period; and transfer the current of the inductor to the charge pump unit in the second time period.

Abstract: A control device and an LED light emitting device using the same are provided and technology of providing a high contrast ratio to the LED light emitting device and allowing the LED light emitting device to perform a stable operation is disclosed. The LED light emitting device includes a DC/DC converter reference voltage generator that generates a DC/DC converter reference voltage so that a minimum level of a channel voltage having a largest LED voltage drop agrees with a predetermined minimum reference voltage by detecting a plurality of channel voltages corresponding to LED voltage drops of each of a plurality of LED channels LED and an output voltage controller that controls an output voltage of the DC/DC converter using a distribution voltage corresponding to an output voltage and the DC/DC converter reference voltage.

Abstract: An LED light emitting device and a method of driving the same are provided, and technology that can uniformly sustain the magnitude of a channel current flowing to a plurality of LED channels is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a power factor correction circuit that can reduce distortion of input current in a switching mode power supply. The power factor correction circuit provided in the present invention basically comprises a first inductor which is electrically connected at a first end thereof to an input terminal, a second coil that is coupled to the first inductor to form an induced voltage, a switch electrically connected to the a second terminal of the first inductor, and a switching control unit for controlling turn-on and turn-off of the switch. In such a power factor correction circuit of the present invention, the switching control unit is configured to differently set a turn-on period of the switch depending on the input voltage by generating a signal for controlling the turn-off of the switch using a second coil voltage induced at the secondary coil of the inductor by input voltage or a directly sensed input voltage. Accordingly, distortion of input current can be effectively corrected.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a set protection circuit for when a diode short-circuit defect occurs in a power factor correction circuit of a critical conduction mode. In a conventional power factor correction circuit, an excessive amount of current flows to a switch if a diode is short-circuited so that the switch is damaged. In order to prevent damage to the switch, the present invention provides a method for stopping turn-on of the switch when a switch current is excessive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a power factor correction circuit that can reduce distortion of input current in a switching mode power supply. The power factor correction circuit provided in the present invention basically comprises a first inductor which is electrically connected at a first end thereof to an input terminal, a second coil that is coupled to the first inductor to form an induced voltage, a switch electrically connected to the a second terminal of the first inductor, and a switching control unit for controlling turn-on and turn-off of the switch. In such a power factor correction circuit of the present invention, the switching control unit is configured to differently set a turn-on period of the switch depending on the input voltage by generating a signal for controlling the turn-off of the switch using a second coil voltage induced at the secondary coil of the inductor by input voltage or a directly sensed input voltage. Accordingly, distortion of input current can be effectively corrected.

Abstract: The present invention related to a driving circuit including a level shifter. The driving circuit according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first level shifter, a second level shifter, and a gate driver. The first level shifter includes a path along which a pulse-on current flows in response to an on-control signal and a path along which a pulse-off control flows in response to an off-control signal. The second level shifter includes a path along which an on-current flows in response to the on-control signal and a path along which an off-control flows in response to the off-control signal. The gate driver turns on the switch in response to the pulse-on current, maintains the turned-on switch in the turn-on state in response to the on-control current, turns off the switch in response to the pulse-off current, and maintains the turned-off switch in the turn-off state in response to the off-control current.