Charging circuit, power management circuit, and electronic device using the same
AssigneeRohm Co., Ltd.
InventorKazuaki SHIMADA
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AssigneeRohm Co., Ltd.
InventorKazuaki SHIMADA
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Charging circuit includes: DC input terminal; battery terminal; system terminal; first transistor; second transistor; gate controller for controlling turning on/off of first transistor; charging controller for controlling gate voltage of second transistor to control charging of secondary battery; overcurrent protection circuit for comparing an input current flowing in DC input terminal and first transistor with threshold current having multiple steps of values, and vary gate voltage such that on-resistance is increased when input current reaches threshold current; low-voltage detection circuit for comparing voltage at DC input terminal with predetermined threshold voltage, and decrease threshold current of overcurrent protection circuit by one step when voltage of DC input terminal is below predetermined threshold voltage; and DC power detecting unit for determining, when threshold current is at minimum value and voltage of DC input terminal is below threshold voltage, that DC power source is not connected to charging circuit.
A charging circuit comprising:
A charging circuit comprising:
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