Short detection circuit
US7642805B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S345/904
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A short detection circuit to detect a short condition in a backlight module, wherein the backlight module comprises a WLED circuit having a first terminal connected to an output voltage and second terminal connected to a driver IC. The short detection circuit comprises: a PMOS, a NMOS, a load and a detection module. The gate of the PMOS receives a first voltage and the source of the PMOS connects to the second terminal; the gate of the NMOS receives a reference voltage, the drain of the NMOS connects to the drain of the PMOS and the source of the NMOS connects to a detection terminal. The voltage of the detection terminal becomes a high state when the WLEDs have a short condition; and the detection module is connected to the detection terminal, when the voltage of the detection terminal becomes a high state, the detection module detects a short condition.
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