Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and apparatus with low power pin diode drivers
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Application No.: US17155928Application Date: 2021-01-22
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Publication No.: US11374565B2Publication Date: 2022-06-28
- Inventor: Gideon Van Zyl
- Applicant: Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CO Fort Collins
- Assignee: Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Fort Collins
- Agency: Neugeboren O'Dowd PC
- Main IPC: H03H11/28
- IPC: H03H11/28 ; H01L29/868 ; H03K17/74 ; H04W52/00

Abstract:
This disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for radio-frequency (RF) switching circuits, and more particularly for a PIN diode driver circuit for high speed, high repetition rate and/or high power applications. The PIN diode driver may include a dual voltage reverse bias provided to the PIN diode, which dual voltage reverse bias may be provided by a first, relatively lower voltage, power supply and a second, relatively higher voltage, power supply. The relatively lower voltage is to discharge an intrinsic layer of the PIN diode at a lower voltage than during reverse bias of the PIN diode at the second relatively higher bias voltage in order to reduce overall power consumption.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210143816A1 SYSTEM AND APPARATUS WITH LOW POWER PIN DIODE DRIVERS Public/Granted day:2021-05-13
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