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US 12,670,871 · App. 17/792,414 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Switch control circuit and backlight driver board

Inventor: Jianshun Huang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
G09G3/3406G09G2320/0247G09G2330/025G09G2330/04
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,670,871
App. No.
17/792,414
Filed
Jan 27, 2025
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2626
USPC
345/55
Abstract

The present application discloses a switch control circuit and a backlight driver board. The switch control circuit includes a voltage dividing circuit, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The voltage dividing circuit includes an input end and an output end, and the input end receives a control signal. A control electrode of the first transistor is connected with the output end, and an input electrode of the first transistor receives a power supply voltage. A control electrode of the second transistor is connected with an output electrode of the first transistor, an input electrode of the second transistor receives an input voltage, and an output electrode of the second transistor is connected with a voltage output end.

Claims (35)

1 . A switch control circuit, comprising:

a voltage dividing circuit, the voltage dividing circuit having an input end and an output end, and the input end receiving a control signal;

a first transistor, a control electrode of the first transistor connected with the output end, and an input electrode of the first transistor receiving a power supply voltage; and

a second transistor, a control electrode of the second transistor connected with an output electrode of the first transistor, an input electrode of the second transistor receiving an input voltage, and an output electrode of the second transistor connected with a voltage output end;

wherein the voltage dividing circuit comprises at least one diode, an anode of the diode is configured to receive the control signal, and a cathode of the diode is connected to the output end; and

wherein the control signal is configured to control the voltage output end of the switch control circuit to output a working voltage, and the switch control circuit is configured to control a backlight driver board that comprises the switch control circuit to selectively turn on or turn off a backlight module.

2 . The switch control circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage dividing circuit further comprises a short-circuit resistor, an end of the short-circuit resistor receives the control signal, another end of the short-circuit resistor is connected to the output end, and a resistance value of the short-circuit resistor is zero.

3 . The switch control circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the switch control circuit further comprises a capacitor, a pole plate of the capacitor is connected with the output end, and another pole plate of the capacitor receives the power supply voltage.

4 . The switch control circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the switch control circuit further comprises a first stabilized voltage resistor and a second stabilized voltage resistor, an end of the first stabilized voltage resistor receives the input voltage, another end of the first stabilized voltage resistor and an end of the second stabilized voltage resistor are both connected with the control electrode of the second transistor, and another end of the second stabilized voltage resistor is connected with the output electrode of the first transistor.

5 . The switch control circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the switch control circuit further comprises a current limiting resistor:

wherein an end of the current limiting resistor is connected with the output electrode of the second transistor, and another end of the current limiting resistor is connected with the voltage output end.

6 . The switch control circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the first transistor is an NPN-type triode, the second transistor is a PNP-type triode, and the power supply voltage is a ground voltage.

7 . A switch control circuit, comprising:

a voltage dividing circuit, the voltage dividing circuit having an input end and an output end, and the input end receiving a control signal;

a first transistor, a control electrode of the first transistor connected with the output end, and an input electrode of the first transistor receiving a power supply voltage;

a second transistor, a control electrode of the second transistor connected with an output electrode of the first transistor, an input electrode of the second transistor receiving an input voltage, and an output electrode of the second transistor connected with a voltage output end;

a first stabilized voltage resistor, an end of the first stabilized voltage resistor receiving the input voltage, another end of the first stabilized voltage resistor connected with the control electrode of the second transistor;

a second stabilized voltage resistor, an end of the second stabilized voltage resistor connected with the control electrode of the second transistor, another end of the second stabilized voltage resistor connected with the output electrode of the first transistor; and

a current limiting resistor, an end of the current limiting resistor connected with the output electrode of the second transistor, another end of the current limiting resistor connected with the voltage output end;

wherein the voltage dividing circuit comprises a short-circuit resistor, an end of the short-circuit resistor is configured to receive the control signal, another end of the short-circuit resistor is connected to the output end, and a resistance value of the short-circuit resistor is zero; and

wherein the control signal is configured to control the voltage output end of the switch control circuit to output a working voltage, and the switch control circuit is configured to control a backlight driver board that comprises the switch control circuit to selectively turn on or turn off a backlight module.

8 . The switch control circuit according to claim 7 , wherein the voltage dividing circuit further comprises at least one diode, an anode of the diode receives the control signal, and a cathode of the diode is connected to the output end.

9 . The switch control circuit according to claim 7 , wherein the switch control circuit further comprises a capacitor, a pole plate of the capacitor is connected with the output end, and another pole plate of the capacitor receives the power supply voltage.

10 . The switch control circuit according to claim 7 , wherein the first transistor is an NPN-type triode, the second transistor is a PNP-type triode, and the power supply voltage is a ground voltage.

11 . A backlight driver board, comprising the switch control circuit as claimed in claim 1 , the backlight driver board further comprising a power pin, a grounding pin, and a control pin, the power pin receives the input voltage, the grounding pin receives the power supply voltage, and the control pin receives the control signal.

12 . The backlight driver board according to claim 11 , wherein the voltage dividing circuit further comprises a short-circuit resistor, an end of the short-circuit resistor receives the control signal, another end of the short-circuit resistor is connected to the output end, and a resistance value of the short-circuit resistor is zero.

13 . The backlight driver board according to claim 11 , wherein the switch control circuit further comprises a capacitor, a pole plate of the capacitor is connected with the output end, and another pole plate of the capacitor receives the power supply voltage.

14 . The backlight driver board according to claim 11 , wherein the switch control circuit further comprises a first stabilized voltage resistor and a second stabilized voltage resistor, an end of the first stabilized voltage resistor receives the input voltage, another end of the first stabilized voltage resistor and an end of the second stabilized voltage resistor are both connected with the control electrode of the second transistor, and another end of the second stabilized voltage resistor is connected with the output electrode of the first transistor.

15 . The backlight driver board according to claim 11 , wherein the switch control circuit further comprises a current limiting resistor:

wherein an end of the current limiting resistor is connected with the output electrode of the second transistor, and another end of the current limiting resistor is connected with the voltage output end.

16 . The backlight driver board according to claim 11 , wherein the first transistor is an NPN-type triode, the second transistor is a PNP-type triode, and the power supply voltage is a ground voltage.

17 . A backlight driver board, comprising the switch control circuit as claimed in claim 7 , the backlight driver board further comprising a power pin, a grounding pin, and a control pin, the power pin receives the input voltage, the grounding pin receives the power supply voltage, and the control pin receives the control signal.

18 . The backlight driver board according to claim 17 , wherein the voltage dividing circuit further comprises at least one diode, an anode of the diode receives the control signal, and a cathode of the diode is connected to the output end.

19 . The backlight driver board according to claim 17 , wherein the switch control circuit further comprises a capacitor, a pole plate of the capacitor is connected with the output end, and another pole plate of the capacitor receives the power supply voltage.

20 . The backlight driver board according to claim 17 , wherein the first transistor is an NPN-type triode, the second transistor is a PNP-type triode, and the power supply voltage is a ground voltage.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2022
From: HUANG, JIANSHUN
To: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060527/0682 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202210692823.X · Jun 17, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250182707A1 · Jun 5, 2025
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