The present invention relates to a
remote control IC having a circuit for pumping up current of an output port and a remote controller implemented to be capable of operating with one battery of about 1.5V using the IC. In the remote controller, an
infrared LED emits light through the
remote control IC, so that signals are transmitted to devices to be controlled such as a
television set.; In order to perform all functions normally even at
low voltage and particularly to secure a sufficient transmission distance by driving the
infrared LED, the present invention implements a remote controller comprising a
remote control IC having a circuit for pumping up output current of an output port, which needs high output current, even at
low voltage, and a battery of about 1.5V for driving the remote controller, wherein the
infrared LED is driven by the pumped up output current of the output port of the remote control IC, whereby the remote controller can maintain a sufficient transmission distance with only one battery of about 1.5V.; The output port according to the present invention has an output current pumping circuit for detecting a level of power
voltage according to the drop of the power
voltage, boosting the power
voltage, and supplying a voltage boosted higher than the power voltage to the gate of a MOS
transistor to obtain output current of
high voltage. The output current pumping circuit comprises a power voltage detection unit for determining a level of the power voltage, a boost circuit unit for boosting the power voltage depending on an effective
signal of the power voltage detection unit, and a
data conversion unit for receiving the changed (boosted) power voltage and controlling the changed (boosted) power voltage in response to a transmission
signal to supply
gate voltage of the MOS
transistor for outputting final current.