Driver for switch and a method of driving the same
US7893676B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03F2200/78
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A driver for a switch, a related method of driving the switch, and a power converter employing the same. In one embodiment, the driver includes switching circuitry having a driver switch referenced to a voltage level and configured to provide a drive signal to a control terminal of a power switch referenced to another voltage level and subject to a control voltage limit. The driver also includes a comparator configured to change a state of the driver switch when a voltage at the control terminal passes a threshold voltage.
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