CURRENT DETECTION FET AND RESONANT CONVERTER USING THE FET

    公开(公告)号:US20200328682A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-15

    申请号:US16865008

    申请日:2020-05-01

    IPC分类号: H02M3/158 H02M1/00

    摘要: A current detecting GaN FET is disclosed. The current detecting GaN FET includes a first GaN switch having a first gate, a first drain, a first source, and a first field plate. The current detecting GaN FET also includes a second GaN switch having a second gate, a second drain, a second source, and a second field plate. The current detecting GaN FET also includes a resistor. The first and second gates are electrically connected, the first and second drains are electrically connected, and the resistor is connected between the first and second sources.

    Half bridge driver circuits
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09831867B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-28

    申请号:US15439785

    申请日:2017-02-22

    摘要: A half bridge GaN circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes a low side circuit, which has a low side switch, a low side switch driver configured to drive the low side switch, a first level shift circuit configured to receive a first level shift signal, and a second level shift circuit configured to generate a second level shift signal. The half bridge GaN circuit also includes a high side circuit, which has a high side switch configured to be selectively conductive according to a voltage level of a received high side switch signal, and a high side switch driver configured to generate the high side switch signal in response to the level shift signals. A transition in the voltage of the high side switch signal causes the high side switch driver to prevent additional transitions of the voltage level of the high side switch signal for a period of time.

    INTEGRATED ESD PROTECTION CIRCUITS IN GAN
    4.
    发明申请
    INTEGRATED ESD PROTECTION CIRCUITS IN GAN 审中-公开
    集成ESD保护电路

    公开(公告)号:US20160372920A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-22

    申请号:US14743815

    申请日:2015-06-18

    IPC分类号: H02H9/04 H01L27/02

    摘要: An electronic circuit is disclosed and described herein. The circuit includes first and second pins, and an overvoltage protection circuit including a first enhancement-mode transistor. The overvoltage protection circuit is disposed on a GaN-based substrate, and the first enhancement mode transistor is configured to provide overvoltage protection between the first and second pins.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开并描述了电子电路。 电路包括第一和第二引脚,以及包括第一增强型晶体管的过电压保护电路。 过电压保护电路设置在GaN基基板上,第一增强型晶体管被配置为在第一和第二引脚之间提供过电压保护。

    LEVEL SHIFTING IN A GAN HALF BRIDGE CIRCUIT
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200044648A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-06

    申请号:US16554602

    申请日:2019-08-28

    摘要: A half bridge GaN circuit is disclosed. The half bridge GaN circuit includes a first power node having a first power voltage, where the first power voltage is referenced to a switch voltage at the switch node. The half bridge GaN circuit also includes a VMID power node having a VMID power voltage, where the VMID power voltage is referenced to the first power voltage and is less than the first power voltage by a DC voltage. The half bridge GaN circuit also includes a logic circuit, where a negative power terminal of the logic circuit is connected to the VMID node, and where a positive power terminal of the first logic circuit is connected to the first power node, where the logic circuit is configured to generate a logic output voltage, which controls the conductivity of the high side power switch.

    Capacitively coupled level shifter

    公开(公告)号:US10404256B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-03

    申请号:US16260067

    申请日:2019-01-28

    摘要: A half bridge GaN circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes a low side power switch configured to be selectively conductive according to one or more input signals, a high side power switch configured to be selectively conductive according to the one or more input signals, and a high side power switch controller, configured to control the conductivity of the high sigh power switch based on the one or more input signals. The high side power switch controller includes a capacitor, and a logic circuit, wherein the capacitor is configured to capacitively couple a signal based on the input signals to the logic circuit, and the logic circuit is configured to control the conductivity of the high sigh power switch based on the capacitively coupled signal.

    Overcurrent protection based on zero current detection

    公开(公告)号:US11251709B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-15

    申请号:US16820405

    申请日:2020-03-16

    摘要: A circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes a current detecting FET, configured to generate a current signal indicative of the value of the current flowing therethrough, an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) configured to output a current in response to the voltage of the current signal, and a resistor configured to receive the current and to generate a voltage in response to the received current, where the generated voltage is indicative of the value of the current flowing through the current detecting FET. The current detecting FET is configured to become nonconductive in response to the generated voltage indicating that the current flowing through the current detecting FET is greater than a threshold.

    Level shifting in a GaN half bridge circuit

    公开(公告)号:US10778219B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-15

    申请号:US16554602

    申请日:2019-08-28

    摘要: A half bridge GaN circuit is disclosed. The half bridge GaN circuit includes a first power node having a first power voltage, where the first power voltage is referenced to a switch voltage at the switch node. The half bridge GaN circuit also includes a VMID power node having a VMID power voltage, where the VMID power voltage is referenced to the first power voltage and is less than the first power voltage by a DC voltage. The half bridge GaN circuit also includes a logic circuit, where a negative power terminal of the logic circuit is connected to the VMID node, and where a positive power terminal of the first logic circuit is connected to the first power node, where the logic circuit is configured to generate a logic output voltage, which controls the conductivity of the high side power switch.

    Resonant converter control based on zero current detection

    公开(公告)号:US10666147B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-26

    申请号:US16378529

    申请日:2019-04-08

    IPC分类号: H02M3/158 H02M1/00

    摘要: A GaN resonant circuit is disclosed. The GaN resonant circuit includes a power switch configured to be selectively conductive according to one or more gate signals, and configured to generate a switch signal indicative of the value of the current flowing therethrough. The GaN resonant circuit also includes a power switch driver, configured to generate the gate signals in response to one or more control signals, where the power switch driver is configured to cause the power switch to become nonconductive in response to the switch signal indicating that the value of the current flowing through the power switch has transitioned across a threshold value.

    Capacitively coupled level shifter
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10193554B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-29

    申请号:US15814317

    申请日:2017-11-15

    摘要: A half bridge GaN circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes a low side power switch configured to be selectively conductive according to one or more input signals, a high side power switch configured to be selectively conductive according to the one or more input signals, and a high side power switch controller, configured to control the conductivity of the high sigh power switch based on the one or more input signals. The high side power switch controller includes a capacitor, and a logic circuit, wherein the capacitor is configured to capacitively couple a signal based on the input signals to the logic circuit, and the logic circuit is configured to control the conductivity of the high sigh power switch based on the capacitively coupled signal.