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- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for sensing current through power semiconductor devices with reduced sensitivity to temperature and process variations
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Application No.: US14994560Application Date: 2016-01-13
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Publication No.: US09742398B2Publication Date: 2017-08-22
- Inventor: Ramesh Chandrasekaran , Cetin Kaya
- 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 William B. Kempler; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: H03K17/687
- IPC: H03K17/687

Abstract:
Current sensing through a power semiconductor device with reduced sensitivity to temperature and process variations. An example arrangement includes a power switch coupled between a voltage input and an output voltage terminal supplying current to a load; a first isolation switch coupled between the voltage input and a first node; a comparator amplifier having a pair of differential inputs coupled to the first node and a second node outputting a voltage in response to the difference at the differential inputs; and a first current source coupled between a positive supply voltage and the first node to output a first current responsive to the voltage output from the comparator amplifier; wherein the first current is proportional to the current through the power switch and a ratio of the on resistance of the power switch and the on resistance of the first isolation switch. Methods and additional arrangements are also disclosed.
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