- Patent Title: Current limiting I/O interface and isolated load switch driver IC
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Application No.: US16161128Application Date: 2018-10-16
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Publication No.: US10439608B2Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Giacomo Calabrese , Maurizio Granato , Giovanni Frattini
- Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent John R. Pessetto; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: H03K19/00
- IPC: H03K19/00 ; H03K17/691 ; H03K5/08

Abstract:
Disclosed examples include isolated load switch driver circuits to drive a load, including an impedance circuit that receives a digital input voltage signal from a signal source, and selectively allows a current signal to flow from the signal source to charge a buffer capacitor. An impedance control circuit controls the impedance circuit to limit the current signal in response to the buffer capacitor reaching a first threshold voltage, and an output circuit provides an output isolated from the digital input voltage signal to switch the load. A signaling circuit selectively enables the output circuit to draw power from the buffer capacitor in response to the voltage of the buffer capacitor reaching the first threshold voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190052263A1 CURRENT LIMITING I/O INTERFACE AND ISOLATED LOAD SWITCH DRIVER IC Public/Granted day:2019-02-14
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