公开(公告)号：US07021299B2

公开(公告)日：2006-04-04

申请号：US10814819

申请日：2004-03-31

申请人： Giovanni L. Torrisi ,  Antonino Torres ,  Nicola A. Liporace

发明人： Giovanni L. Torrisi ,  Antonino Torres ,  Nicola A. Liporace

IPC分类号： F02P5/15

CPC分类号： F02P7/035 ,  F02D2041/2051 ,  F02D2041/2075 ,  F02D2041/2082 ,  F02P3/0442 ,  F02P15/08 ,  F02P17/12 ,  F02P2017/121

摘要： A control circuit is connected to a plurality of driving stages. Each driving stage includes a high-voltage terminal for driving an inductive load. The control circuit is provided with a corresponding plurality of control stages. These control stages are integrated in a single semiconductor body and connected each to the high-voltage terminal of a respective driving stage.

摘要翻译： 控制电路连接到多个驱动级。 每个驱动级包括用于驱动感性负载的高压端子。 控制电路设有相应的多个控制级。 这些控制级集成在单个半导体本体中，并分别连接到相应的驱动级的高电压端子。

公开(公告)号：US20050051813A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-10

申请号：US10888789

申请日：2004-07-09

申请人： Davide Patti ,  Antonino Torres

发明人： Davide Patti ,  Antonino Torres

IPC分类号： H01L29/739 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/80

CPC分类号： H01L29/7395

摘要： A device integrated in a semiconductor substrate of a first type of conductivity being crowned by a semiconductor layer of a second type of conductivity comprising a voltage controlled resistive structure and an IGBT device, wherein the resistive structure comprises at least one substantially annular region of the first type of conductivity which surrounds a portion of the semiconductor layer.

摘要翻译： 一种集成在由第一导电类型的半导体衬底中的第一导电类型的半导体层的器件，其包括电压控制电阻结构和IGBT器件的第二导电类型的半导体层，其中所述电阻结构包括至少一个第一 围绕半导体层的一部分的导电性的类型。

公开(公告)号：US06787881B2

公开(公告)日：2004-09-07

申请号：US10038753

申请日：2002-01-04

申请人： Romeo Letor ,  Antonino Torres ,  Leonardo Fragapane

发明人： Romeo Letor ,  Antonino Torres ,  Leonardo Fragapane

IPC分类号： H01L2516

CPC分类号： H01L27/0248

摘要： An integrated power device having a power transistor made up of a first diode and a second diode that are connected together in series between a collector region and emitter-contact region of the power transistor to define a common intermediate node, a control circuit including a high-voltage region bonded on the emitter-contact region (14) by means of an adhesive layer, and biasing circuit connected between the common intermediate node and the high-voltage region. The biasing circuit including a contact pad electrically connected to the common intermediate node, an electrical connection region that is in electrical contact with the high-voltage region (30), and a wire having a first end soldered on the contact pad and a second end soldered on said electrical connection region.

摘要翻译： 一种具有由第一二极管和第二二极管组成的功率晶体管的集成功率器件，其串联连接在功率晶体管的集电极区域和发射极 - 接触区域之间，以限定公共中间节点，控制电路包括高 - 电压区域，通过粘合剂层结合在发射极 - 接触区域（14）上，以及偏置电路，连接在公共中间节点和高压区域之间。 所述偏置电路包括电连接到所述公共中间节点的接触焊盘，与所述高压区域（30）电接触的电连接区域，以及具有焊接在所述接触焊盘上的第一端的导线，以及第二端 焊接在所述电连接区域上。

公开(公告)号：US07126167B2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-24

申请号：US10888789

申请日：2004-07-09

申请人： Davide Patti ,  Antonino Torres

发明人： Davide Patti ,  Antonino Torres

IPC分类号： H01L29/43

CPC分类号： H01L29/7395

摘要： A device integrated in a semiconductor substrate of a first type of conductivity being crowned by a semiconductor layer of a second type of conductivity comprising a voltage controlled resistive structure and an IGBT device, wherein the resistive structure comprises at least one substantially annular region of the first type of conductivity which surrounds a portion of the semiconductor layer.

摘要翻译： 一种集成在由第一导电类型的半导体衬底中的第一导电类型的半导体层的器件，其包括电压控制电阻结构和IGBT器件的第二导电类型的半导体层，其中所述电阻结构包括至少一个第一 围绕半导体层的一部分的导电性的类型。

公开(公告)号：US06577172B2

公开(公告)日：2003-06-10

申请号：US10036336

申请日：2001-12-26

申请人： Antonino Torres

发明人： Antonino Torres

IPC分类号： H03B100

CPC分类号： H02M1/32 ,  H02M2003/1555 ,  H03K17/168

摘要： A driver circuit drives a power element connected to an inductive load. The driver circuit includes an input terminal coupled to a control terminal of the power element through a trigger block, and a voltage regulator block having a circuit node coupled to a first supply voltage reference, as well as to a second supply voltage reference through a capacitor. A voltage comparator stage includes an operational amplifier having an inverting input connected to the circuit node and a non-inverting input is connected directly to a terminal of the power element, such as to the emitter terminal thereof. The operational amplifier also includes an output connected to the control terminal of the power element.

公开(公告)号：US06545478B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-08

申请号：US09770764

申请日：2001-01-25

申请人： Antonino Torres

发明人： Antonino Torres

IPC分类号： F02P1700

CPC分类号： F02P17/12

摘要： The electronic ignition device includes an ignition coil with a primary winding terminal and a secondary winding terminal generating a spark, a power element arranged between the primary winding terminal and ground, a protection circuit issuing a disable signal to the control terminal of the power element in preset conditions, and a voltage limiting circuit having inputs connected to the primary winding terminal and to the battery voltage, and an output connected to the control terminal of the power element. The voltage limiting circuit detects a potential difference between its own inputs and supplies to the control terminal an activation signal for the power element, in presence of the deactivation signal and when the potential difference exceeds the supply voltage by a preset value. Thereby, the voltage limiting circuit limits the voltage on the primary winding terminal to a preset value which depends upon the value of the battery voltage.

摘要翻译： 电子点火装置包括：具有初级绕组端子的点火线圈和产生火花的次级绕组端子，布置在初级绕组端子和地之间的功率元件，保护电路向功率元件的控制端子发出禁用信号 预置条件和具有连接到初级绕组端子和电池电压的输入的电压限制电路，以及连接到功率元件的控制端子的输出。 电压限制电路检测其自身输入之间的电位差，并且在停用信号的存在下以及当电位差超过电源电压预设值时，向控制端子提供功率元件的激活信号。 因此，电压限制电路将初级绕组端子上的电压限制为取决于电池电压的值的预设值。

公开(公告)号：US06729318B2

公开(公告)日：2004-05-04

申请号：US09991554

申请日：2001-11-21

申请人： Antonino Torres

发明人： Antonino Torres

IPC分类号： F02P305

CPC分类号： F02P3/051 ,  F02D2041/2048 ,  F02D2041/2075

摘要： An electronic component, such as an IGBT, that presents a control terminal for receiving a stepwise control signal and at least one other terminal adapted for reaching a given voltage level by effect of the application of the step signal, with the possibility of overshoot occurring; and a damping resistive element interposed between the control terminal and the at least one other terminal. The damping resistive element shows a current saturated behavior correlated to voltage increase applied at the terminals towards the given voltage level, thus eliminating the risk of occurrence of overshoot in the voltage of the IGBT collector, and preventing the undesired re-ignition of the IGBT when it is in a cut-off condition, by inducing an overvoltage on the collector terminal.

摘要翻译： 一种诸如IGBT的电子部件，其呈现用于接收逐步控制信号的控制端子，以及适于通过施加步进信号达到给定电压电平的至少一个其他端子，具有发生过冲的可能性; 以及插入在所述控制端子和所述至少一个其他端子之间的阻尼电阻元件。 阻尼电阻元件显示与端子处施加到给定电压电平的电压增加相关的电流饱和行为，从而消除了在IGBT集电极的电压中发生过冲的风险，并且防止IGBT的不期望的重新点火 通过在集电极端子上产生过电压处于截止状态。

公开(公告)号：US6078510A

公开(公告)日：2000-06-20

申请号：US400775

申请日：1999-09-22

申请人： Sergio Tommaso Spampinato ,  Donato Tagliavia ,  Antonino Torres

发明人： Sergio Tommaso Spampinato ,  Donato Tagliavia ,  Antonino Torres

IPC分类号： H02M3/335

CPC分类号： H02M3/33523 ,  Y02B70/1433

摘要： A flyback DC--DC converter employs a flyback transformer for storing and transferring energy to a load having an auxiliary winding whose voltage is compared by a comparator with a threshold to detect its crossing. As a consequence, a power transistor driving the primary winding of the transformer is switched on through a control flip-flop, for a new phase of conduction and accumulation of energy, whose duration is established by a secondary control loop of the output voltage producing the switching off of the power transistor for a successive energy transfer phase toward the load of the energy stored in the transformer during the preceding conduction phase. The converter has a wholly integrated control circuit that includes a second comparator of the voltage existing on the current terminal of the power transistor connected to the primary winding of the transformer with respect to the ground potential of the circuit. Furthermore, a delay network is coupled in cascade to the output of a first comparator and has an output coupled to a second input of a logic gate, so that under steady state functioning conditions of the converter, the setting of the flip-flop is done by the second comparator rather than by the first comparator.

摘要翻译： 反激式DC-DC转换器采用回扫变压器来存储和传递能量到具有辅助绕组的负载，该辅助绕组的电压被具有阈值的比较器进行比较，以检测其交叉。 因此，驱动变压器的初级绕组的功率晶体管通过控制触发器导通，用于传导和累积能量的新阶段，其持续时间由产生电压的输出电压的次级控制回路建立 在先前的传导阶段期间，将功率晶体管关断连续的能量传输阶段朝向存储在变压器中的能量的负载。 转换器具有完全集成的控制电路，其包括存在于功率晶体管的电流端子上的电压的第二比较器，其连接到变压器的初级绕组相对于电路的接地电位。 此外，延迟网络级联耦合到第一比较器的输出，并且具有耦合到逻辑门的第二输入的输出，使得在转换器的稳态工作条件下，触发器的设置完成 由第二比较器而不是第一比较器。

公开(公告)号：US06807042B2

公开(公告)日：2004-10-19

申请号：US10062270

申请日：2002-02-01

申请人： Sergio Tommaso Spampinato ,  Antonino Torres

发明人： Sergio Tommaso Spampinato ,  Antonino Torres

IPC分类号： H02H504

CPC分类号： G05F3/225 ,  F02D41/20 ,  H03K17/0826 ,  H03K2017/0806

摘要： A thermal control circuit for an integrated power transistor includes a current generator controlled by a turn on signal, a sensing resistance in series with the power transistor, and a current limiter acting when the voltage drop on the sensing resistance overcomes a certain value. The circuit also includes a current amplifier coupled to the output node of the controlled current generator for outputting a drive current that is injected onto a control node of the power transistor. A soft thermal shut down circuit is provided having a conduction state which is enhanced as the temperature increases for reducing the drive current. The circuit controls the voltage on the power transistor in a more effective manner because the current amplifier has a variable gain controlled by the state of conduction of the soft thermal shut down circuit.

摘要翻译： 用于集成功率晶体管的热控制电路包括由导通信号控制的电流发生器，与功率晶体管串联的感测电阻，以及当感测电阻上的电压降克服一定值时起作用的限流器。 电路还包括耦合到受控电流发生器的输出节点的电流放大器，用于输出注入到功率晶体管的控制节点上的驱动电流。 提供了具有导通状态的软热关断电路，随着温度升高而增加导通状态以降低驱动电流。 该电路以更有效的方式控制功率晶体管上的电压，因为电流放大器具有由软热关断电路的导通状态控制的可变增益。

公开(公告)号：US07205822B2

公开(公告)日：2007-04-17

申请号：US10989102

申请日：2004-11-15

申请人： Antonino Torres ,  Giovanni Luca Torrisi

发明人： Antonino Torres ,  Giovanni Luca Torrisi

IPC分类号： H03K17/687

CPC分类号： F02P3/04 ,  F02D2041/2017 ,  F02D2041/2075 ,  F02P3/0435 ,  H03K17/0406 ,  H03K17/04206 ,  H03K17/0828

摘要： A control circuit for an inductive load driver includes a control block activated by a trigger signal and an output coupled to the control terminal of a power element. The control circuit includes an auxiliary current generator capable of delivering a current that is added to the current provided by control block and the sum of these currents is provided to the control terminal of the power element. The auxiliary current generator enables the inductive load driver to operate normally even though the trigger voltage is less than an optimal voltage value.

摘要翻译： 用于感性负载驱动器的控制电路包括由触发信号激活的控制块和耦合到功率元件的控制端的输出。 控制电路包括辅助电流发生器，该辅助电流发生器能够输出与控制块提供的电流相加的电流，并且将这些电流之和提供给功率元件的控制端。 辅助电流发生器使感性负载驱动器能够正常工作，即使触发电压小于最佳电压值。