公开(公告)号：US12155389B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-26

申请号：US18212213

申请日：2023-06-21

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Gaetano Maria Walter Petrina ,  Michael Lueders ,  Nicola Rasera

IPC: H03K5/1534 ,  H02M1/08 ,  H02M1/38 ,  H03K5/00 ,  H03K5/13

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for cross-conduction detection. An example apparatus includes a cross detector circuit including a first transistor and a second transistor, the first transistor coupled to a load, a third transistor coupled to a first controlled delay circuit and the first transistor, a fourth transistor coupled to a second controlled delay circuit and to the third transistor at a phase node, and a control circuit coupled to the first controlled delay circuit, the second controlled delay circuit, and the load.

公开(公告)号：US12062995B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US17873395

申请日：2022-07-26

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Michael Lueders ,  Cetin Kaya ,  Johan Strydom ,  Paul Brohlin

IPC: H02M7/219 ,  H02M1/08

CPC classification number: H02M7/219 ,  H02M1/08

Abstract: Described embodiments include a rectifier circuit comprising a first resistor with first and second resistor terminals, and a second resistor with third and fourth resistor terminals. The first and third resistor terminals are coupled to an auxiliary power terminal. A current source is coupled between the second resistor terminal and a ground terminal. An amplifier has a first amplifier input coupled to the second resistor terminal, and a second amplifier input coupled to the fourth resistor terminal. A first transistor is coupled between the fourth resistor terminal and a damping terminal, and has a first control terminal coupled to the first amplifier output. A gate drive circuit has an input coupled to the damping terminal. A second transistor is coupled between the damping terminal and a bootstrap supply terminal, and has a second control terminal coupled to an output of the gate drive circuit.

公开(公告)号：US11716117B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17167753

申请日：2021-02-04

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Michael Lueders ,  Giacomo Calabrese ,  Nicola Bertoni

IPC: H04B3/00 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H01L21/20 ,  H01L21/50 ,  H01L21/56 ,  H01L21/60 ,  H01L23/31 ,  H01L23/34 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/60 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L25/00 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L49/02 ,  H05K3/46 ,  H05K1/16

CPC classification number: H04B5/005 ,  H04B5/0093 ,  H05K1/162 ,  H05K1/165 ,  H05K3/4673

Abstract: A circuit support structure includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer, isolation material containing the first and second metal layers, an isolation circuit, a first plurality of contact pads, and a second plurality of contact pads. The isolation circuit includes a first circuit element in the first metal layer and a second circuit element in the second metal layer and electrically isolated from the first circuit element by the isolation material. The first plurality of contact pads is adapted to be coupled to a first integrated circuit on the circuit support structure and includes a first contact pad electrically coupled to the first circuit element. The second plurality of contact pads is adapted to be coupled to a second integrated circuit on the circuit support structure and includes a second contact pad electrically coupled to the second circuit element.

公开(公告)号：US20210376718A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US16890537

申请日：2020-06-02

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Maik Peter Kaufmann ,  Michael Lueders ,  Bernhard Wicht

IPC: H02M3/07 ,  H02M3/157 ,  G05F1/46 ,  G05F3/18

Abstract: Reference voltage generation circuits and related methods are disclosed. An example reference voltage generation circuit includes a voltage generating circuit including an enhancement mode (E-mode) gallium nitride (GaN) transistor, the voltage generating circuit to, in response to a first clock signal having a first phase, generate a first voltage associated with the E-mode GaN transistor, and, in response to a second clock signal having a second phase different from the first phase, generate a second voltage associated with the E-mode GaN transistor, and a switching capacitor circuit coupled to the voltage generating circuit, the switching capacitor circuit to generate a reference voltage based on a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage.

公开(公告)号：US20200076312A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

申请号：US16412102

申请日：2019-05-14

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Cetin Kaya ,  Paul Brohlin ,  Michael Lueders ,  Johan Strydom

IPC: H02M3/337 ,  H02M3/335

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus to facilitate high side control of a switching power converter are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a latch including a first node coupled to a first source of a first switch and an output coupled to a first gate of the first switch; a first diode coupled to the first node and a second node; a second diode coupled to the second node and ground; a second switch coupled to a voltage source and the second node; and a third switch including a third gate coupled to the second switch, a third source coupled to the second node, and a third drain coupled to the latch.

公开(公告)号：US20180351539A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15993144

申请日：2018-05-30

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Gaetano Maria Walter Petrina ,  Michael Lueders ,  Nicola Rasera

IPC: H03K5/1534 ,  H03K5/13 ,  H02M1/08

CPC classification number: H03K5/1534 ,  H02M1/08 ,  H02M1/38 ,  H03K5/13 ,  H03K2005/00078

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for cross-conduction detection. An example apparatus includes a cross detector circuit including a first transistor and a second transistor, the first transistor coupled to a load, a third transistor coupled to a first controlled delay circuit and the first transistor, a fourth transistor coupled to a second controlled delay circuit and to the third transistor at a phase node, and a control circuit coupled to the first controlled delay circuit, the second controlled delay circuit, and the load.

公开(公告)号：US10069416B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-04

申请号：US15377075

申请日：2016-12-13

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Neil Gibson ,  Antonio Priego ,  Erich Bayer ,  Joerg Kirchner ,  Michael Lueders ,  Stefan Herzer ,  Michael Couleur

IPC: H02M3/158 ,  H02M1/08

CPC classification number: H02M3/158 ,  H02M1/08 ,  H02M3/1582 ,  H02M2001/0016

Abstract: A controller for a DC-DC converter includes a state machine and a plurality of drivers for controlling switches in the DC-DC converter, where each state in the state machine determines a state of the drivers, and a plurality of timers, where each state in the state machine, other than a passive state, has an associated timer for the state of the drivers.

公开(公告)号：US20240364232A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18768245

申请日：2024-07-10

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Michael Lueders ,  Cetin Kaya ,  Johan Strydom ,  Paul Brohlin

IPC: H02M7/219 ,  H02M1/08

CPC classification number: H02M7/219 ,  H02M1/08

Abstract: Described embodiments include a rectifier circuit comprising a first resistor with first and second resistor terminals, and a second resistor with third and fourth resistor terminals. The first and third resistor terminals are coupled to an auxiliary power terminal. A current source is coupled between the second resistor terminal and a ground terminal. An amplifier has a first amplifier input coupled to the second resistor terminal, and a second amplifier input coupled to the fourth resistor terminal. A first transistor is coupled between the fourth resistor terminal and a damping terminal, and has a first control terminal coupled to the first amplifier output. A gate drive circuit has an input coupled to the damping terminal. A second transistor is coupled between the damping terminal and a bootstrap supply terminal, and has a second control terminal coupled to an output of the gate drive circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20230344467A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18347201

申请日：2023-07-05

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Michael Lueders ,  Giacomo Calabrese ,  Nicola Bertoni

IPC: H04B5/00 ,  H05K3/46 ,  H05K1/16

CPC classification number: H04B5/005 ,  H04B5/0093 ,  H05K3/4673 ,  H05K1/162 ,  H05K1/165

Abstract: A circuit support structure includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer, isolation material containing the first and second metal layers, an isolation circuit, a first plurality of contact pads, and a second plurality of contact pads. The isolation circuit includes a first circuit element in the first metal layer and a second circuit element in the second metal layer and electrically isolated from the first circuit element by the isolation material. The first plurality of contact pads is adapted to be coupled to a first integrated circuit on the circuit support structure and includes a first contact pad electrically coupled to the first circuit element. The second plurality of contact pads is adapted to be coupled to a second integrated circuit on the circuit support structure and includes a second contact pad electrically coupled to the second circuit element.

公开(公告)号：US11081955B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US15716647

申请日：2017-09-27

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Sujan K. Manohar ,  Shailendra Baranwal ,  Jeffrey Morroni ,  Michael Lueders ,  Yogesh Ramadass

IPC: H02M1/14 ,  H02M3/06 ,  H02M3/158 ,  H02M3/155

Abstract: A system includes a high side transistor switch coupled to a first voltage node and a low side transistor switch coupled to the high side transistor switch at a switch node. The system further includes a unidirectional decoupling capacitor circuit including a capacitive component. The unidirectional decoupling capacitor circuit is coupled between the first voltage node and a common potential. Responsive to a voltage on the first voltage node being more than a threshold greater than an input voltage to the first voltage node, the unidirectional decoupling capacitor circuit is configured to sink current from the first voltage node to the capacitive component. The capacitive component can therefore be charged, with the charge used to subsequently power a load.