Abstract: A MOSFET current limiting circuit, a linear voltage regulator, and a voltage converting circuit are provided. A current limiting value of the MOSFET is adjusted with the temperature or the voltage drop across the drain and the source of the MOSFET. Accordingly, it is ensured that the MOSFET operates in the safe operating area in any situation. Therefore, the MOSFET is prevented from being burnt out, and the reliability thereof is also increased.

Abstract: A controller which receives electric power required for operating through a driving voltage terminal and controls a converting circuit to convert an input voltage into an output voltage is provided. The controller is latched to stop providing a part or all of functions until the input voltage is removed. Therefore, the issues of the converting circuit in related arts in shortened life-span and safety of users due to can be avoided in the present invention.

Abstract: A LED driving circuit and a backlight module using the same are disclosed. The LED driving circuit comprises a LED module and a current controlling unit. The LED module has a plurality of the LED strings, each having a driving terminal. The current controlling unit has a plurality of current balancing terminal coupled to the driving terminal, for balancing the currents flowing through the LED strings. The current controlling unit receives a mode switch signal, controls the amount of the currents of the LED strings about a first current value when the mode switch signal represent a first mode, and controls the amount of the currents of the LED strings about a second current value when the mode switch signal represent a second mode.

Abstract: A battery charging controlling apparatus for balancing voltages of the charged batteries is provided. The battery charging controlling includes a battery reference voltage generating unit, a voltage balancing unit, and a balance judging unit. The battery charging controlling apparatus determines whether a battery voltage difference between any two adjacent battery units of a battery module is too large or not by using a reference voltage provided from the battery reference voltage generating unit. The battery charging controlling apparatus further detects the voltage of the battery module and a charging current thereto to determine a suitable time for balancing the charged batteries. Then, the voltage balancing unit controlled by the balance judging unit allows the charging current of the lower-voltage battery unit greater than the charging current of the higher-voltage battery, unit so as to lower the battery voltage difference of the battery units.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a battery charging controller for balancing the charged batteries. The battery charging controller comprises a battery reference voltage generator, a voltage balancing module and a balance judging circuit. The battery charging controller determines which one has the lower voltage between battery units of a battery module according to reference voltages generated by the battery reference voltage generator. The voltage balancing module controlled by the balance judging circuit allows the charging current of the lower-voltage battery larger than the charging current of the higher-voltage battery in such that the final voltages of the battery units are substantially equaled when they are completely saturated.

Abstract: The present invention provides an LED driving circuit with temperature compensation, comprising a power transforming circuit, an LED module and a controller. The transforming circuit receives an electrical power from an input power source and transforms it into an output voltage according to a control signal. The LED module is coupled to the transforming circuit. The controller generates the control signal according to an operation temperature and a voltage feedback signal indicative of the output voltage, and makes the output voltage decrease with increasing operation temperature. Therefore, the LED driving circuit of the present invention has an effect of temperature compensation that compensates the influence of the decreased driving voltage of the LED module due to temperature.

Abstract: An LED driving circuit is provided for driving an LED module, comprising a transistor switch and a feedback controller. The transistor switch has a control terminal, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The first terminal is coupled to the LED module and the control terminal receives a control signal for controlling a current passing through the transistor switch. The feedback controller receives a reference voltage and a current detecting signal indicative of the magnitude of the current and generates the control signal accordingly. The feedback controller is connected to a driving power source with level higher than the level of the first terminal of the transistor switch. Hence, the maximum level of an adjustable range of the control signal is higher than the first terminal of the transistor switch.

Abstract: An LED driving circuit is used for dimming by switching between an operating current and a maintaining current or by voltage clamping of a source/drain of MOSFET that is coupled to the LED module. When the LED module is dimmed off, the voltage across the LED module can be kept at a value around a lighting threshold voltage of the LED module that is a minimum voltage for lighting the LED module. Therefore, a voltage difference between the drain and the source of MOSFET coupled to the LED module is smaller than that in the conventional arts. Hence, a withstand voltage of MOSFET can be reduced, and cost of the LED driving circuit as well as the power consumption of MOSFET can be lessened, thereby improving integral efficiency of the circuit.

Abstract: An LED driving circuit and a MOSFET switch module thereof is disclosed, and the MOSFET switch module which is used to control a current of the LED driving circuit. The present invention employs a voltage clamping device to clamp the voltage level of the drain of transistor in the MOSFET switch module when being turned off. Via this way, the requirement for the withstand voltage of the transistor is lowered, and so the cost and power consumption thereof is reduced.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a battery charging controller for achieving a balanced battery charge. The battery charging controller includes a voltage divider, a switch module and a balance circuit. A reference voltage generated by the voltage divide is used to determine which battery unit in a battery module has an insufficient voltage lower than the others, so that the balance circuit controls the switch module to allow a larger current to charge a lower-voltage battery than a higher-voltage battery, so as to result in substantially the same voltage for each fully charged battery of the battery module.

Abstract: The present invention uses a multi-phase oscillator or a mono-stable circuit in order to charge the output instantly or within an acceptable time period when a charge pump circuit is in a PFM mode and an output voltage is below a preset voltage level. Therefore, the present invention avoids the problem of charging the output in an unacceptable time delay thereby achieving the advantage of reducing the voltage ripple at the output.

Abstract: A switching system capable of reducing the noise of the output signal is provided. The switching system includes a first switch and a second switch, wherein the first switch conducts a first signal according to a first control signal; the second switch conducts a second signal according to a second control signal. And the voltages of the first control signal and the second control signal are restricted within a voltage interval to reduce the noise produced during the switching of the switches.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus for current source array and the layout method thereof are provided. The current source array includes a low bit group and a plurality of high bit groups. The low bit group has a plurality of current source units and is disposed at a central block of a layout area. In addition, each of the high bit groups has a plurality of current source units respectively disposed at a plurality of peripheral blocks of the layout area.

Abstract: The invention relates to an analog-to-digital converter comprising a reference voltage generating circuit, two coarse/fine comparators and two encoders for encoding the comparison result of the two coarse/fine comparators. In the invention, the two coarse/fine comparators processes a coarse comparison procedure and a fine comparison procedure on an input voltage in different clock cycle, thus, a sampling voltage error caused by an error of sampling time decreases. In another aspect of the invention, the capacitance of the input capacitor of the analog-to-digital converter decreases because the comparators for coarse comparison and fine comparison are the same, thus, a large power amplifier is not required for driving the input capacitor.

Abstract: A switching system capable of reducing the noise of the output signal is provided. The switching system includes a first switch and a second switch, wherein the first switch conducts a first signal according to a first control signal; the second switch conducts a second signal according to a second control signal. And the voltages of the first control signal and the second control signal are restricted within a voltage interval to reduce the noise produced during the switching of the switches.

Abstract: A driving adjustment circuit that increases the driving capability of amplifier by adding a driving current directly to an output stage of the amplifier is provided. The driving adjustment circuit adjusts the driving capability according to an external load. Thus, the present invention not only solves the problem of insufficient driving capability of a digital-to-analog converter, but also effectively reduces unnecessary high power consumption and improves the stability of the system by adjusting the driving capability of the amplifier according to the external load.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus for current source array and the layout method thereof are provided. The current source array includes a low bit group and a plurality of high bit groups. The low bit group has a plurality of current source units and is disposed at a central block of a layout area. In addition, each of the high bit groups has a plurality of current source units respectively disposed at a plurality of peripheral blocks of the layout area.

Abstract: The invention relates to an analog-to-digital converter comprising a reference voltage generating circuit, two coarse/fine comparators and two encoders for encoding the comparison result of the two coarse/fine comparators. In the invention, the two coarse/fine comparators processes a coarse comparison procedure and a fine comparison procedure on an input voltage in different clock cycle, thus, a sampling voltage error caused by an error of sampling time decreases. In another aspect of the invention, the capacitance of the input capacitor of the analog-to-digital converter decreases because the comparators for coarse comparison and fine comparison are the same, thus, a large power amplifier is not required for driving the input capacitor.

Abstract: A variable gain device having higher linearity and wider gain range is provided. The variable gain device includes a transduction unit for generating an output current, a control unit for adjusting the current gain of the gain amplifying unit according to a gain control signal, a gain amplifying unit receiving the current signal and generating a gain adjustable current according to the current gain of the control unit, an output DC level control unit controlling the DC level of the output signal of the variable gain device, and an output unit generating an output signal according to the signals output by the output DC level control unit and the gain amplifying unit.

Abstract: The invention provides an image processing method and device to determine whether the timing signal is abnormal by detecting timing signal related to the image signal output to the display. When the timing signal is abnormal, the display receives no the timing signal related to the image signal. The horizontal synchronous signal and vertical synchronous signal prevent the elements in the display, such as electron gun, from operating with abnormal signals, enhancing display lifetime.