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Half-bridge inverter for coupling an EL lamp to a high voltage DC rail

US6181589A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 2, 1999
Grant dateJan 30, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B20/30
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An inverter for driving an EL lamp includes a half-bridge output. The inverter can be implemented in junction isolation processes, among others, on smaller die than in the prior art in a package with a lower pin count than known circuits of the same functionality.

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