Gate drivers for circuits based on semiconductor devices
US9059076B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K2017/6875
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic component includes a switching device comprising a source, a gate, and a drain, the switching device having a predetermined device switching rate. The electronic component further includes a gate driver electrically connected to the gate and coupled between the source and the gate of the switching device, the gate driver configured to switch a gate voltage of the switching device at a gate driver switching rate. The gate driver is configured such that in operation, an output current of the gate driver cannot exceed a first current level, wherein the first current level is sufficiently small to provide a switching rate of the switching device in operation to be less than the predetermined device switching rate.
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