Patent ID: 8558526

Claim:
A DC-DC converter configured to step down an input voltage and to generate an output voltage by switching control of a high-side switch and a low-side switch connected in series between the input voltage and a ground, the DC-DC converter comprising: a bootstrap circuit including a capacitor which is configured to be charged when the low-side switch is in an on-state, and being configured to pull up an on-drive voltage of the high-side switch by a charged voltage of the capacitor; a control circuit configured to perform switching control of the high-side switch and the low-side switch, the control circuit being configured to receive a break signal and halt the switching control of both of the high-side switch and the low-side switch while the break signal is active; and a trigger circuit configured to receive the break signal and output, to the control circuit, an active signal for a period after the break signal becomes inactive, wherein: the control circuit performs switching control to turn the high-side switch off and the low-side switch on, when the active signal is output from the trigger circuit, the control circuit includes: a first logic circuit configured to cause an output to be active, when the break signal is inactive and an output of the trigger circuit is inactive, and otherwise, to cause the output to be inactive; a control signal generation circuit configured to output a first control signal for controlling the high-side switch and a second control signal, when the output of the first logic circuit is active; and a second logic circuit configured to cause an output to be active, when the second control signal is active or the output of the trigger circuit is active, and, otherwise, to cause the output to be inactive, and the high-side switch and the low-side switch perform switching operations according to the first control signal and the output of the second logic circuit, respectively.