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Gate interface circuit

US10468966B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 2018
Grant dateNov 5, 2019
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K2217/0081
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit includes a first feedforward path configured to determine a state of a first power switch using a first gate control voltage from a gate driver and a source voltage of the first power switch, and to apply a gate driving voltage to a gate of the first power switch based on the determined state of the first power switch; and a first feedback path configured to provide a scaled value of a drain voltage of the first power switch and a scaled value of the source voltage of the first power switch to the gate driver, where the first feedforward path and the first feedback path are configured to provide a bi-directional gate interface coupled between the gate driver and the first power switch.

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