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Driving an MOS transistor with constant precharging

US9172363B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies Austria AG · AT

Inventor

Thomas Ferianz · Neubukow, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 25, 2013
Grant date	Oct 27, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 25, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K17/163
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A drive circuit may be configured to switch on an MOS transistor by precharging an input capacitance of the MOS transistor with a substantially constant amount of charge in a precharging phase, and charging the input capacitance with a controlled charging current after the precharging phase.

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