Abstract:
A comparator sense input is disconnected from a current sense resistor for the duration of a switching transition in an adjacent channel(s). Instead, the sense input receives a signal of the magnitude and the slew rate sampled prior to the transition.
Abstract:
A circuit and method are provided detecting a persistent short circuit in a power MOSFET for the purpose of protecting a load from over-current. The method determining a fault condition in a circuit comprising a switch provided with a gate, a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal being coupled to a load and the second terminal being coupled to a current sense element, and after a blanking delay, comparing a voltage at the current sense element with a reference voltage and asserting a signal indicating a fault condition if the voltage at the current sense element exceeds the reference voltage.
Abstract:
A comparator sense input is disconnected from a current sense resistor for the duration of a switching transition in an adjacent channel(s). Instead, the sense input receives a signal of the magnitude and the slew rate sampled prior to the transition.
Abstract:
A circuit and method are provided detecting a persistent short circuit in a power MOSFET for the purpose of protecting a load from over-current. The method determining a fault condition in a circuit comprising a switch provided with a gate, a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal being coupled to a load and the second terminal being coupled to a current sense element, and after a blanking delay, comparing a voltage at the current sense element with a reference voltage and asserting a signal indicating a fault condition if the voltage at the current sense element exceeds the reference voltage.