The invention discloses a soft start circuit capable of adjusting
start time and a start method. The circuit comprises a
control circuit, a slope generation circuit, a soft
start time control circuit and an output clamping circuit. According to the invention, the
capacitor Cp is firstly charged and then discharged to control the
discharge current of the
capacitor Cp, so that the output end of the slope generation circuit outputs a
voltage signal of slope drop, then amplitude limiting is carried out by a source follower structure of the
transistor N1, and the amplitude-limited
voltage signal of slope drop is reversed through the
transistor N7 and the
transistor N13; and through the output clamping circuit, the soft start
voltage is finally output, and the soft start effect is achieved. The soft
start time is adjustable; the high and low levels of the third input end, the fourth input end, the fifth input end and the sixth input end of the soft start
time control circuit determine whether the
resistor R4, the
resistor R5, the
resistor R6 and the resistor R7 are connected to the circuit, so that the soft start time is changed. The circuit is completely integrated in the
chip, and an external large
capacitor is not needed.