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System and method for a driver circuit with a referenced control signal

US8710873B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies Austria AG · AT

Inventors

Jens Barrenscheen · Munich, DE
Laurent Beaurenaut · Neubiberg, DE
Marco Bachhuber · Dundenheim, DE
Tommaso Bacigalupo · San Jose, US
Marcus Nuebling · Olching, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 29, 2012
Grant date	Apr 29, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 29, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02M1/38
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a gate driving circuit includes receiving a reference timing pulse, measuring the received timing pulse according to a local clock generator of the gate driving circuit, and generating a switching control signal based on the measured received timing pulse.

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