Optoelectronic circuit and method for operating an optoelectronic circuit

    公开(公告)号:US10165648B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-25

    申请号:US15527017

    申请日:2015-10-13

    Abstract: An optoelectronic circuit includes at least one first and second light emitting diodes; a switch arrangement connected between the first and second diodes and configured to switch over the first and second diodes between series and parallel circuits depending on a predefined ambient parameter; and a current matching circuit for matching the currents through the first and second diodes in case of parallel connection. The current matching circuit includes a current mirror circuit, including first and second current mirror transistors connected via its collector terminal to the first/second diodes, respectively. The arrangement includes a diode/a switch for connecting the first diode in series with the second diode and is configured to form the series circuit including the first and second diodes while bypassing the current matching circuit so that, in case of series connection, the first transistor is switched in a high-resistance fashion and the second transistor is short-circuited.

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