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Electronic drive circuit and method

US9831856B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventors

Alexis Schindler · Reutlingen, DE
Bernhard Wicht · Reutlingen, DE
Markus Zannoth · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 3, 2016
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 3, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K17/162
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic drive circuit and a drive method. The drive circuit includes an output; a first output transistor comprising a control node and a load path, wherein the load path is coupled between the output and a first supply node; a voltage regulator configured to control a voltage across the load path of the first output transistor; and a first driver configured to drive the first output transistor based on a first control signal.

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