IP Library Granted Patent US 8,451,049
Granted Patent B2
US 8,451,049 · App. 13/403,257 · Granted May 28, 2013

Power supply switching circuit

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,451,049
App. No.
13/403,257
Granted
May 28, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a power supply switching circuit with a smaller circuit scale. When a detector ( 11 ) detects that a voltage (V 1 ) as an input power supply voltage is higher than a detection voltage (VDET), a control circuit ( 41 ) operates with a voltage (V 4 ) output from a diode OR circuit ( 42 ), supplies a voltage (V 2 ) as an input power supply voltage to a gate of a PMOS transistor ( 17 ), supplies a voltage (V 3 ) to a gate of a PMOS transistor ( 18 ), and supplies a ground voltage to a gate of a PMOS transistor ( 19 ). Then, the PMOS transistors ( 17 and 18 ) are turned OFF and the PMOS transistor ( 19 ) is turned ON. In this case, the voltage V 1 of a first terminal (T 1 ) is output from a third terminal (T 3 ) as the voltage (V 3 ), which is an output power supply voltage.

Claims (19)

1. A power supply switching circuit, comprising:

a first terminal to which a first voltage is input, a second terminal to which a second voltage is input, a third terminal to which a third voltage is output, and a fourth terminal from which a fourth voltage is output;

a detector including an input terminal connected to the first terminal;

a control circuit including an input terminal connected to an output terminal of the detector;

a diode OR circuit including a first input terminal connected to the first terminal, a second input terminal connected to the second terminal, and an output terminal connected to the fourth terminal;

a first MOS transistor which includes a gate connected to a first output terminal of the control circuit and is provided between the second terminal and the third terminal;

a second MOS transistor which includes a gate connected to a second output terminal of the control circuit and is provided between the second terminal and the third terminal; and

a third MOS transistor which includes a gate connected to a third output terminal of the control circuit and is provided between the first terminal and the third terminal,

wherein, when the detector detects that the first voltage is higher than a detection voltage, the control circuit operates with the fourth voltage output from the diode OR circuit, supplies a voltage which is equal to a source voltage and a back gate voltage of the first MOS transistor to the gate of the first MOS transistor, supplies a voltage which is equal to a source voltage and a back gate voltage of the second MOS transistor to the gate of the second MOS transistor, and supplies a voltage for turning ON the third MOS transistor to the gate of the third MOS transistor, and

wherein, when the detector detects that the first voltage is lower than the detection voltage, the control circuit supplies a voltage for turning ON the first MOS transistor to the gate of the first MOS transistor, supplies a voltage for turning ON the second MOS transistor to the gate of the second MOS transistor, and supplies a voltage which is equal to a source voltage and a back gate voltage of the third MOS transistor to the gate of the third MOS transistor.

2. A power supply switching circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the diode OR circuit further includes a third input terminal, the third input terminal being connected to the third terminal.

3. A power supply switching circuit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first MOS transistor includes a source and a back gate which are connected to the second terminal, and a drain connected to a drain of the second MOS transistor,

wherein the second MOS transistor includes a source and a back gate which are connected to the third terminal, and

wherein the third MOS transistor includes a source and a back gate which are connected to the third terminal, and a drain connected to the first terminal.

4. A power supply switching circuit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first MOS transistor includes a source and a back gate which are connected to a drain of the second MOS transistor, and a drain connected to the second terminal,

wherein the drain of the second MOS transistor is connected to the third terminal, and

wherein the third MOS transistor includes a source and a back gate which are connected to the first terminal, and a drain connected to the third terminal.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 8, 2023
From: ABLIC INC.
To: ABLIC INC.
Reel/Frame 064021/0575 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 12, 2018
From: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
To: ABLIC INC.
Reel/Frame 045567/0927 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EXECUTION DATE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 037783 FRAME: 0166. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 23, 2016
From: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC
To: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037903/0928 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2016
From: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC
To: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION .
Reel/Frame 037783/0166 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2012
From: MIYANOIRI, JUN
To: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
Reel/Frame 027753/0021 →