Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Voltage regulator for low side switch gate control
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Application No.: US16618940Application Date: 2017-07-12
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Publication No.: US10926535B2Publication Date: 2021-02-23
- Inventor: Scott A Linn , Vincent C Korthuis , James M Gardner
- Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Spring
- Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Current Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Spring
- Agency: Rathe Lindenbaum LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2017/041785 WO 20170712
- International Announcement: WO2019/013788 WO 20190117
- Main IPC: B41J2/045
- IPC: B41J2/045

Abstract:
A fluidic die may include a fluid actuator comprising an electrical resistor, a power node to supply electrical current to the resistor to drive the fluid actuator, a low side switch transistor connected to a ground node and having a gate to control the flow of electrical current through the resistor, a voltage regulator to receive electrical power from the power node and to output a predetermined voltage and a level shifter to control to output a low side switch transistor gate drive voltage using the predetermined voltage and based upon control signals to control the gate to control fluid displacement by the fluid actuator. The predetermined voltage is greater than a voltage of the control signals and is independent of a resistance of the ground node.
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