Patents Assigned to Analog Integrations Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 6621678
    Abstract: A thermal protection circuit arranged in an integrated circuit for protecting a power delivery is disclosed. The thermal protection circuit for protecting a power delivery circuit includes a first thermal sensing circuit exhibiting a negative temperature coefficient characteristic for sensing a temperature of the power delivery circuit and providing a first voltage, a second thermal sensing circuit exhibiting a positive temperature coefficient characteristic for transforming the temperature of the power delivery circuit to a second voltage, an amplifier electrically connected to the first voltage and the second voltage for providing a control signal, wherein the amplifier is a function of a voltage difference between the first voltage and the second voltage, and a switch electrically connected to an output of the amplifier for limiting a maximum current passing there through in response to the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Analog Integrations Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dah-Jiun Wei, Ming-Nan Chuang
  • Publication number: 20020097541
    Abstract: A thermal protection circuit arranged in an integrated circuit for protecting a power delivery is disclosed. The thermal protection circuit for protecting a power delivery circuit includes a first thermal sensing circuit exhibiting a negative temperature coefficient characteristic for sensing a temperature of the power delivery circuit and providing a first voltage, a second thermal sensing circuit exhibiting a positive temperature coefficient characteristic for transforming the temperature of the power delivery circuit to a second voltage, an amplifier electrically connected to the first voltage and the second voltage for providing a control signal, wherein the amplifier is a function of a voltage difference between the first voltage and the second voltage, and a switch electrically connected to an output of the amplifier for limiting a maximum current passing there through in response to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: Analog Integrations Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dah-Jiun Wei, Ming-Nan Chuang