CHARGE CONTROLLING SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

• US 20100060244A1
• Filed: 09/01/2009
• Published: 03/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (MinebeaMitsumi Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (MinebeaMitsumi Inc.)
• Inventors: Takahashi, Yoshihiro, KUROKAWA, Gentaro
• Granted Patent: US 8,179,098 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/166
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0029 with safety or protection devices or circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00304 Overcurrent protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00308 Overvoltage protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/322 Means for rapidly discharging a capacitor of the converter for protecting electrical components or for preventing electrical shock

Abstract

Disclosed is a charge controlling semiconductor integrated circuit including: an electric current controlling transistor connected between a voltage input terminal and an output terminal to control an electric current which flows from the voltage input terminal to the output terminal; a power source monitoring circuit to detect status of input voltage of the voltage input terminal; and a transistor element connected between the voltage input terminal and a ground potential point, wherein a bypass capacitor is connected to the voltage input terminal; and the transistor element is turned on and the bypass capacitor discharges when the power source monitoring circuit detects the input voltage of the voltage input terminal is cut off.

Claims

1. A charge controlling semiconductor integrated:

circuit comprising;

an electric current controlling transistor connected between a voltage input terminal and an output terminal to control an electric current which flows from the voltage input terminal to the output terminal;

a power source monitoring circuit to detect status of input voltage of the voltage input terminal; and

a transistor element connected between the voltage input terminal and a ground potential point, wherein

a bypass capacitor is connected to the voltage input terminal; and

the transistor element is turned on and the bypass capacitor discharges when the power source monitoring circuit detects the input voltage of the voltage input terminal is cut off.

2. The charge controlling semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein

the transistor element is a field effect transistor for protection from static electricity;

and

the output of the power source monitoring circuit is applied to the gate terminal of the transistor.

3. The charge controlling semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein the electric current controlling transistor is turned off when the power source monitoring circuit detects the input voltage of the voltage input terminal is cut off.

4. The charge controlling semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein

the power source monitoring circuit includes a voltage comparison circuit which receives voltage of the voltage input terminal and voltage of the output terminal as input;

and

the power source monitoring circuit turns the transistor element on when the voltage comparison circuit detects a status of an output voltage being higher.

5. The charge controlling semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 1, further comprising:

a monitoring transistor which constitutes a current mirror circuit with the electric current controlling transistor; and

a resistor element connected in a series with the monitoring transistor, wherein

the power source monitoring circuit includes a voltage comparison circuit which receives voltage subjected to a current to voltage conversion by the resistor element and a predetermined reference voltage as input; and

the voltage comparison circuit turns the transistor element on when the voltage subjected to the current to voltage conversion by the resistor element becomes lower than the predetermined reference voltage.

6. The charge controlling semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein the power source monitoring circuit operates with voltage of the output terminal as power source voltage.