Patent · US Active

Driver circuit for analyzing and controlling a piezoelectric component, button providing haptic feedback, and operating method

US11223356B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
8References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMar 16, 2018
Grant dateJan 11, 2022
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 31, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K2217/96062
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A driver circuit is disclosed. In an embodiment a drive circuit includes a signal port with a first terminal and a second terminal, a first node and a second node, a comparator with an inverting input, a non-inverting input and an output and an operational amplifier with an inverting input, a non-inverting input and an output, wherein the first terminal is electrically conductively connected with the inverting input of the operational amplifier, wherein the second terminal is electrically conductively connected with the non-inverting input of the comparator, wherein the inverting input of the comparator is electrically conductively connected with the output of the operational amplifier, wherein the first node is electrically conductively connected with the output of the operational amplifier, wherein the inverting input of the comparator is electrically conductively connected with the inverting input of the operational amplifier, and wherein the second node is electrically conductively connected with the non-inverting input of the operational amplifier.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.