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Pulsed level shift and inverter circuits for GaN devices

US10135275B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Navitas Semiconductor Limited · IE

Inventors

Daniel M. Kinzer · El Segundo, US
Santosh Sharma · South Burlington, US
Ju Zhang · Monterey Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 2016
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 25, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02B70/10
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

GaN-based half bridge power conversion circuits employ control, support and logic functions that are monolithically integrated on the same devices as the power transistors. In some embodiments a low side GaN device communicates through one or more level shift circuits with a high side GaN device. Various embodiments of level shift circuits and their inventive aspects are disclosed.

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