IP Library Granted Patent US 8,648,557
Granted Patent B2
US 8,648,557 · App. 13/247,050 · Granted Feb 11, 2014

Drive control signal generating circuit

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Patent No.
US 8,648,557
App. No.
13/247,050
Granted
Feb 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drive control signal generating circuit that generates a drive control signal for driving a motor includes an output control circuit that includes a flip-flop in which a state changes by a rotational state signal of the motor crossing a reference value and generates a motor drive control signal according to the state of the flip-flop, a clock generating circuit that generates a clock that defines a time of reading data in the flip-flop of the output control circuit; and a PWM conversion circuit that PWM-converts the drive control signal using the clock as a PWM signal. The clock has a frequency in which the output control circuit operates and has a duty ratio of the PWM signal.

Claims (15)

1. A drive control signal generating circuit that generates a drive control signal for driving a motor, the drive control signal generating circuit comprising:

an output control circuit that comprises a flip-flop in which a state changes by a rotational state signal of the motor crossing a reference value and generates a motor drive control signal according to the state of the flip-flop;

a clock generating circuit that generates a clock that defines a time of reading data in the flip-flop of the output control circuit; and

a PWM conversion circuit that PWM-converts the drive control signal using the clock as a PWM signal, wherein

the clock has a frequency in which the output control circuit operates and has a duty ratio of the PWM signal,

the clock generating circuit comprises:

a unit that generates a period of an H level of the clock by charging a first capacitor; and

a unit that generates a period of an L level of the clock by charging a second capacitor, and

the duty ratio of the clock is set by setting a capacitance ratio between the first and second capacitors.

2. The drive control signal generating circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

the output control circuit generates a drive control signal of a rectangular waveform with an electricity application period of less than 180°.

3. The drive control signal generating circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

the output control circuit generates a drive control signal of a rectangular waveform with an electricity application period of less than 180°.

4. The drive control signal generating circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

the output control circuit operates using one of a time of a rise or a time of a fall of the clock.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL 038620, FRAME 0087 Recorded Jun 22, 2023
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC; FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE INCORRECT PATENT NUMBER 5859768 AND TO RECITE COLLATERAL AGENT ROLE OF RECEIVING PARTY IN THE SECURITY INTEREST PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 038620 FRAME 0087. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Aug 25, 2016
From: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2016
From: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2014
From: ON SEMICONDUCTOR TRADING SARL
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 23, 2014
From: ON SEMICONDUCTOR TRADING, LTD.
To: ON SEMICONDUCTOR TRADING SARL
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2011
From: OGAWA, TAKASHI; NAKAI, TAKAHISA; MURATA, TSUTOMU
To: ON SEMICONDUCTOR TRADING, LTD.
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