Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus providing final test and trimming for a power supply controller
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Application No.: US12484982Application Date: 2009-06-15
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Publication No.: US07881032B2Publication Date: 2011-02-01
- Inventor: Balu Balakrishnan , Alex B. Djenguerian , Erdem Bircan
- Applicant: Balu Balakrishnan , Alex B. Djenguerian , Erdem Bircan
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Power Integrations, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Power Integrations, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman, LLP
- Main IPC: H01H37/76
- IPC: H01H37/76 ; H03K19/73

Abstract:
A power supply controller having final test and trim circuitry. In one embodiment, a power supply controller for switched mode power supply includes a selector circuit, a trim circuit, a shutdown circuit and a disable circuit. The trim circuit includes a programmable circuit connection that can be selected by the selector circuit by toggling a voltage on an external terminal such as for example a power supply terminal, a control terminal or a function terminal of the power supply controller. The programmable circuit connection in the trim circuit can be programmed by applying a programming voltage to the external terminal. The shutdown circuit shuts down the power supply controller if the temperature rises above an over temperature threshold voltage. The shutdown circuit includes adjustment circuitry that can be used to test the shutdown circuit. The adjustment circuitry can adjust and reduce the over temperature threshold of the power supply controller. Thus, the power supply controller can be tested without having to actually heat the part. The disable circuit includes a programmable circuit connection, which when programmed prevents further trimming of power supply controller and prevents adjustment of the shutdown circuit over temperature threshold.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090251121A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING FINAL TEST AND TRIMMING FOR A POWER SUPPLY CONTROLLER Public/Granted day:2009-10-08
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