Signal isolators using micro-transformers
US7692444B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/13091
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A logic signal isolator comprising a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding; a transmitter circuit which drives said primary winding in response to a received logic signal, such that in response to a first type of edge in the logic signal, a signal of a first predetermined type is supplied to the primary winding and in response to a second type of edge in the logic signal, a signal of a second predetermined type is supplied to said primary winding, the primary winding and the transmitter being referenced to a first ground; and the secondary winding being referenced to a second ground which is galvanically isolated from the first ground and said secondary winding supplying to a receiver circuit signals received in correspondence to the signals provided to the primary winding, the receiver reconstructing the received logic signal from the received signals.
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