Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Driver circuit with enhanced control for current and voltage slew rates
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Application No.: US17502200Application Date: 2021-10-15
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Publication No.: US11552633B1Publication Date: 2023-01-10
- Inventor: Marco Cignoli
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Agency: Slater Matsil, LLP
- Main IPC: H03K17/00
- IPC: H03K17/00 ; H03K17/22 ; H03K19/003 ; H03K17/687

Abstract:
An integrated circuit (IC) includes: an input terminal; an output terminal; a first reference voltage terminal and a second reference voltage terminal; a high-side power switch coupled between the first reference voltage terminal and the output terminal; a low-side power switch coupled between the output terminal and the second reference voltage terminal; a first combinational logic and a second combination logic that are coupled to the input terminal; a first driver coupled between the first combinational logic and the high-side power switch; a second driver coupled between the second combinational logic and the low-side power switch; and first comparators coupled to the second combinational logic, where the first comparators are configured to compare a voltage difference between load path terminals of the high-side power switch with a first threshold and a second threshold.
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