Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Slew rate control in output driver
- Patent Title (中): 输出驱动器中的压摆率控制
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Application No.: US11949903Application Date: 2007-12-04
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Publication No.: US07696808B2Publication Date: 2010-04-13
- Inventor: Shiah Siew Wong , Wee Sien Hong , Tien Yew Kang , Jing Sun
- Applicant: Shiah Siew Wong , Wee Sien Hong , Tien Yew Kang , Jing Sun
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka SG Singapore
- Assignee: Panasonic Corporation,Panasonic Semiconductor Asia Pte. Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation,Panasonic Semiconductor Asia Pte. Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka SG Singapore
- Agency: Greenblum & Bernstein PLC
- Main IPC: H03K17/16
- IPC: H03K17/16

Abstract:
A slew rate control circuit in output driver of switching circuit to prevent power ground undershoot is introduced. The gate capacitance of lower power transistor is first fast discharged to ensure the operation of the output signal. The gate capacitance of lower power transistor is then slowly discharged to limit OUT SLEW RATE. The gate capacitance of lower power transistor is further slowly discharged when the power ground level is below common ground. With above controlling, the gate voltage slew rate of lower power transistor is reduced when the lower power transistor is almost fully turned OFF. Therefore, undershoot at the power ground is avoided. Similar slew rate control circuit can also be derived in output driver of switching circuit to prevent PVCC overshoot.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090140796A1 SLEW RATE CONTROL IN OUTPUT DRIVER Public/Granted day:2009-06-04
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