Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Current sensing circuit for PWM applications with pulse width modulation and corresponding current process
- Patent Title (中): PWM脉宽调制电流检测电路及相应的电流过程
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Application No.: US12541468Application Date: 2009-08-14
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Publication No.: US08174292B2Publication Date: 2012-05-08
- Inventor: Maurizio Nessi , Luca Schillaci
- Applicant: Maurizio Nessi , Luca Schillaci
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza (MI)
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics, S.R.L.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics, S.R.L.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza (MI)
- Agency: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.
- Priority: ITMI2008A1632 20080912
- Main IPC: H02M11/00
- IPC: H02M11/00 ; H03F3/45

Abstract:
A current sensing circuit for a pulse width modulation (PWM) application may include first and second input terminals to be coupled to ends of a sensing resistance, an output terminal, and first and second internal circuit nodes. The current sensing circuit further may include an input block comprising a first transconductance amplifier to be coupled to a supply voltage. The first transconductance amplifier may be coupled to the first and second input terminals and to the first and second internal circuit nodes. The current sensing circuit may also include an amplifier block comprising an amplifier to be coupled to a reference voltage, and coupled to the first and second internal circuit nodes and the output terminal, and a feedback block comprising a second transconductance amplifier to be coupled to the supply voltage and being coupled to the output terminal and the first and second internal circuit nodes. The input block may further include a third transconductance amplifier coupled in cascade to the first transconductance amplifier and to the first and second input terminals.
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