Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Compound pin driver controller
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Application No.: US16713454Application Date: 2019-12-13
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Publication No.: US11264906B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: Christopher C. McQuilkin
- Applicant: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Norwood
- Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Norwood
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: G01R31/327
- IPC: G01R31/327 ; H02M3/158 ; G01R31/319

Abstract:
A pin driver control system for enhancing pulse fidelity can include a first current switch circuit with a current input node and a voltage input node, wherein the first current switch circuit provides a switched output current signal in response to a voltage control signal at the voltage input node. The system can further include a first current source configured to receive a bias control signal and, in response, provide a drive current signal to the current input node of the first current switch. The drive current signal can have a magnitude that exceeds a magnitude of the switched output current signal. The system can further include a bias control circuit configured to receive information about a desired bias current magnitude for use by the first current switch circuit and, in response, provide the bias control signal to the first current source.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210184579A1 COMPOUND PIN DRIVER CONTROLLER Public/Granted day:2021-06-17
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