Patent ID: 9288859
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: G02F,G09G,H05B

Claim Text:
1. A light emitting diode driver circuit, comprising: a control unit receiving a pulse width modulation signal and controlling a booster circuit for adjusting a luminance of a light emitting diode in accordance with said pulse width modulation signal; and an enable signal generating unit that generates an enable signal for turning said control unit ON/OFF and supplies said enable signal to said control unit, the enable signal generating unit generating a signal that turns said control unit OFF as the enable signal when said pulse width modulation signal is LOW for a prescribed period or longer, wherein said control unit includes a soft start unit that, when a signal that turns the control unit from OFF to ON is received as the enable signal, causes the control unit to control said booster circuit such that said booster circuit is driven with a soft start, wherein the enable signal generating unit includes a counter circuit, wherein the enable signal generating unit receives the pulse width modulation signal, and a control signal that is not dependent on said pulse width modulation signal, and wherein, when said pulse width modulation signal is LOW for the prescribed period or longer, said enable signal generating unit generates said enable signal in accordance with said control signal and a counter output signal that is output from said counter circuit.