Drive circuit of semiconductor device

K Ishikawa, K Ogawa, M Nagasu - US Patent 8,471,622, 2013 - Google Patents
The invention provides a switching circuit of a power semiconductor device having
connected in parallel SiC diodes with a small recovery current, capable of significantly …

Simulated module load

OH Buheis, RK Mitra - US Patent 7,292,046, 2007 - Google Patents
A circuit and method of operation for simulating a capacitive load for an integrated circuit or
chip. The circuit adds a small capacitor to a test cell that tests the performance of a chip …

Voltage ramp-up protection

JS Choy, RTL Saez, LER Guerrero - US Patent 8,729,951, 2014 - Google Patents
Systems and methods for Voltage ramp-up protection. In an illustrative, non-limiting
embodiment, a method may include monitoring at least one of a first node or a second node …

Control circuit and a method for electrically connecting a load to a power source

W Callen, RL Brissenden, RKH Smith - US Patent 7,378,761, 2008 - Google Patents
A control circuit (1) includes two input terminals (2, 3) for respectively electrically connecting
with the active and neutral conductors (4, 5) of a mains power source (6). Two output …

Gate driving device for driving insulated gate bipolar transistor and method of driving the same

Y Onozawa - US Patent App. 11/737,897, 2007 - Google Patents
A gate driving device includes an IGBT and a gate drive circuit, which includes a gate
resistor and a gate drive unit. The gate of the IGBT is connected to the gate resistor, and the …

Slew rate control for fast switching output stages

M Nuebling, C Giunta - US Patent 12,009,807, 2024 - Google Patents
A drive circuit configured to apply a slew rate controlled drive signal to the control terminal of
a power transistor. The drive circuit may be part of a system that includes one or more sub …

Active gate voltage control circuit for burst mode and protection mode operation of power switching transistors

R Hou, LU Juncheng, L Spaziani - US Patent 11,736,100, 2023 - Google Patents
An active gate voltage control circuit for a gate driver of a power semiconductor switching
device comprising a power semiconductor transistor, such as a GaN HEMT, provides active …