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Methods and apparatus for cross-conduction detection

US11728798B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Gaetano Maria Walter Petrina · Haag in Oberbayern, DE
Michael Lueders · Yokohama, JP
Nicola Rasera · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2019
Grant date	Aug 15, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 4, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K2005/00078
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for cross-conduction detection. An example apparatus includes a cross detector circuit including a first transistor and a second transistor, the first transistor coupled to a load, a third transistor coupled to a first controlled delay circuit and the first transistor, a fourth transistor coupled to a second controlled delay circuit and to the third transistor at a phase node, and a control circuit coupled to the first controlled delay circuit, the second controlled delay circuit, and the load.

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