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LED controller and method therefor

US9095026B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 3, 2014
Grant dateJul 28, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 3, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49117
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an embodiment, an LED controller is configured to form a charge transfer sequence to selectively enable LED transistors of a plurality of LED transistors that are configured for coupling in parallel with a plurality of LEDs. An embodiment may include that the LED controller is configured to sequentially couple a charge capacitor to a gate-to-source capacitor of each LED transistor of the plurality of LED transistors to one of charge or to refresh the gate-to-source capacitor of a respective LED transistor and to one of enable or re-enable the respective LED transistor wherein the gate-to-source capacitor is a parasitic gate-to-source capacitor of the LED transistor wherein the charge capacitor is sequentially coupled to the gate-to-source capacitor of each LED transistor.

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