Light-emitting element driving circuit having a potential control unit and an auxiliary potential control unit

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PATENT NO 8884204
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13648872

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A light-emitting element driving circuit comprising, a light-emitting element, a driving unit which has a control terminal and is configured to drive the light-emitting element according to a potential of the control terminal, a node connected to the control terminal, a monitor configured to monitor an emitted light amount of the light-emitting element, a potential control unit configured to control a potential of the node so that the emitted light amount of the light-emitting element approaches a target value, and an auxiliary potential control unit configured to assist potential control of the node by the potential control unit when a difference between the emitted light amount of the light-emitting element detected by the monitor and the target value is larger than a reference amount.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Shibata, Masanori Kawasaki, JP 31 418
Yamazaki, Yoshikazu Sagamihara, JP 43 298

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