IP Library Granted Patent US 7,319,360
Granted Patent B2
US 7,319,360 · App. 11/163,729 · Granted Jan 15, 2008

Modulator

Assignee: Phison Electronics Corp.
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Patent No.
US 7,319,360
App. No.
11/163,729
Granted
Jan 15, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention describes a modulator including a differential amplifier connected to a reference voltage and a first transistor, and the first transistor is connected to a feedback device, and a second transistor is set between the first transistor and the differential amplifier and connected to a voltage detector and a diode, and the diode is connected to a power supply, and the voltage detector keeps on detecting an output voltage (VOUT) between the feedback device and the first transistor. If the output voltage (VOUT) value is lower than a predetermined voltage value of the power supply, the voltage detector will issue a signal to drive the second transistor and limit a gate-source voltage (VGS) of the first transistor within a voltage difference of the diode, so as to reduce the impetus of the first transistor and avoid the phenomenon of a sudden climb with an excessively large output voltage (VOUT).

Claims (9)

1. A modulator, comprising:

a power supply;

a feedback device;

a differential amplifier, coupled to said power supply for inputting a reference voltage and a feedback voltage outputted from said feedback device, and if said feedback voltage is lower than said reference voltage, said differential amplifier will output a low level signal, and if said feedback voltage is higher than said reference voltage, said differential amplifier will output a high level signal;

a first transistor, coupled to said feedback device and said power supply for receiving said low level signal and said high level signal transmitted from said differential amplifier, and if said low level signal is received, then said first transistor will be electrically connected and supply a power to said feedback device; and

a second transistor, connected to a voltage detector and a diode, and said voltage detector being coupled to an output voltage (VOUT), and said diode being coupled to said power supply, and said second transistor being set between said differential amplifier and said first transistor, and said voltage detector continues detecting the output voltage (VOUT) between said feedback device and said first transistor; wherein if said output voltage (VOUT) value is lower than a predetermined voltage value, then said voltage detector will issue a signal to drive said second transistor to limit a gate-source voltage (VGS) of said first transistor within a voltage difference of said diode, so as to lower the impetus of said first transistor and reduce a sudden climb with an excessively high output voltage.

2. The modulator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said first transistor and said second transistor are PMOS transistors.

3. The modulator as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a third transistor coupled to said power supply, said feedback device and said first transistor, and said third transistor is coupled to a DC voltage.

4. The modulator as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said third transistor is a NMOS transistor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2016
From: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
To: EMTOPS ELECTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 037759/0378 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2016
From: GAN, WEE-KUAN; HSU, CHIH-JEN
To: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 037737/0115 →
Continuity (1)
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