公开(公告)号：US20250070772A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-27

申请号：US18455781

申请日：2023-08-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sumit RAO ,  Mitesh D. KATAKWAR ,  Chung-Chi HUANG ,  Craig B. BYINGTON

IPC: H03K17/06 ,  G11C5/14 ,  H03K17/687

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to circuits and a method for mitigating effects of power supply variations on a driver circuit. For example, the circuit can include a first transistor device with a first source/drain (S/D) terminal and a second S/D terminal. The circuit can also include a second transistor device with a third S/D terminal and a fourth S/D terminal. The driver circuit can further include a resistor device electrically connected between the first and third S/D terminals or between the second and fourth S/D terminals. The resistor device can mitigate variations in a high-level output voltage of the driver circuit due to power supply variations.

公开(公告)号：US12237829B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-25

申请号：US18086534

申请日：2022-12-21

Applicant: XILINX, INC.

Inventor： Abhirup Lahiri ,  Christophe Erdmann

IPC: H03M1/12 ,  H03K17/687 ,  H03K5/00 ,  H03K5/01

Abstract: An electronic system includes a source follower circuitry that functions as an input driver. The source follower circuitry includes a first input transistor, first current source circuitry, and first phase shift circuitry. The first input transistor includes a first node coupled to a first voltage node, a second node coupled to a first output node, and a gate node coupled to a first input node. The gate node receives a first input signal via the first input node. The first current source circuitry coupled to the first output node and configured to generate a first bias current. The first phase shift circuitry is coupled to the first current source circuitry. The first phase shift circuitry generates a first phase shift signal to modulate the first current source circuitry to reduce signal drop across the first input transistor.

公开(公告)号：US20250062759A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18937120

申请日：2024-11-05

Applicant: Solaredge Technologies Ltd.

Inventor： Daniel Zmood ,  Tzachi Glovinsky

IPC: H03K17/06 ,  H03K17/10 ,  H03K17/12 ,  H03K17/16 ,  H03K17/567 ,  H03K17/687

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first leg having a plurality of transistors connected in series between a first node and a second node. Each of the plurality of transistors includes a respective body diode. The apparatus further includes a second leg connected between the first node and the second node and in parallel to the series connection of the plurality of transistors of the first leg. The second leg includes a first transistor. The second leg has lower reverse recovery losses relative to the first leg.

公开(公告)号：US12231117B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US18346723

申请日：2023-07-03

Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. ,  TSMC CHINA COMPANY, LIMITED ,  TSMC NANJING COMPANY, LIMITED

Inventor： Lei Pan ,  Yaqi Ma ,  Jing Ding ,  Zhang-Ying Yan

IPC: H01L27/02 ,  H03K17/687

Abstract: A Schmitt trigger circuit includes a first and second set of transistors, a first and second feedback transistor, and a first and second circuit. The first set of transistors is connected between a first voltage supply and an output node. The first voltage supply has a first voltage. The second set of transistors is connected between the output node and a second voltage supply. The second voltage supply has a second voltage. The first feedback transistor is connected to the output node, a first node and a second node. The second feedback transistor is connected to the output node, a third node and a fourth node. The first circuit is coupled to and configured to supply the second supply voltage to the second node. The second circuit is coupled to and configured to supply the first supply voltage to the fourth node.

公开(公告)号：US20250055449A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18366215

申请日：2023-08-07

Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

Inventor： Chia-Hui Chen ,  Yu-Kai Tsai ,  Chia-Jung Chang

IPC: H03K17/06 ,  H03K17/687 ,  H03K19/003

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for an electronic device that comprises a core logic circuit coupled to a supply voltage rail and an operating voltage rail. During a standard operation, the supply voltage rail has a supply voltage, the operating voltage rail has an operating voltage, and a post driver voltage rail has an overdrive voltage that is greater than the operating voltage. The electronic device further comprises a first power clamp circuit coupled to the supply voltage rail and the post driver voltage rail, a low-side logic-high voltage rail coupled to the first end of the core logic circuit, and a first power-to-power clamp circuit coupled to the low-side logic-high voltage rail and the post driver voltage rail. The first power-to-power clamp circuit is configured to receive electrostatic discharge (ESD) current between the post driver voltage rail and the low-side logic-high voltage rail.

公开(公告)号：US12224743B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US18155535

申请日：2023-01-17

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Luis Chen ,  Kevin Jia-Nong Wang

IPC: H03K17/687 ,  H03L7/08 ,  H04B1/40

Abstract: An apparatus, including: a buffer configured to receive an input differential signal and generate an output signal based on the input differential signal, wherein the buffer includes a first buffer stage including: a first field effect transistor (FET); a second FET coupled in series with the first FET between a first voltage rail and a second voltage rail; a third FET; a fourth FET coupled in series with the third FET between the first voltage rail and the second voltage rail, wherein the first and third FETs include gates coupled together, and wherein the second and fourth FETs include gates configured to receive positive and negative components of the input differential signal; and a first capacitor coupled between a drain of the second FET and the gates of the first and third FETs.

公开(公告)号：US12224742B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US18259653

申请日：2021-12-23

Applicant: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd. ,  Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. ,  Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

Inventor： Ryohei Sawada ,  Masaya Ina

IPC: H03K17/687

Abstract: In a switch device, an output voltage output by a microcomputer is input to one end of a resistor. A driving circuit switches a main switch on or off according to a resistor voltage at the other end of the resistor. When all of a plurality of specific voltages included in a plurality of output voltages output by the microcomputer are an output threshold or more, an AND circuit of an adjustment circuit reduces the resistor voltage.

公开(公告)号：US12221015B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US17796554

申请日：2021-01-25

Applicant: IEE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING S.A.

Inventor： Laurent Lamesch ,  Tobias Pampel ,  Michael Puetz ,  Bertrand Rue ,  Laurent Vanstraelen

IPC: H03K17/687 ,  B60N2/00 ,  B60N2/56 ,  B62D1/06 ,  H03K17/74 ,  H03K17/955 ,  H05B3/00 ,  H05B3/03

Abstract: A sensor arrangement for capacitive detection of an object, including: an electrode arrangement having a heating element as an electrode; a detection device providing a detection signal to a sensor electrode and capacitively detecting the presence of an object near the sensor electrode; a high-side switch connected between a heating power source having a first potential and the heating element; a low-side switch connected between the heating element and a second potential; and a gate controller closing the high-side switch and low-side switch in a heating mode and opening the high-side switch and low-side switch in a detection mode. A decoupling MOSFET is connected between the high-side switch and heating element. The gate controller closes the MOSFET in the heating mode and opens the MOSFET in the detection mode. During the detection mode, the decoupling circuit provides a third potential at a first node between the high-side switch and MOSFET.

公开(公告)号：US20250047129A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18722487

申请日：2022-09-23

Applicant: ALPHA ESS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Liyan SUN ,  Xiuli SI ,  Jintao MA ,  Xiongjiang LIU ,  Haiyan ZHANG

IPC: H02J9/06 ,  H03K17/687 ,  H03K19/20

Abstract: The present application provides an interlock device, an energy storage system, a control method, and a control apparatus. The interlock device comprises: a first interlock circuit, a first drive processing circuit, a first drive status feedback circuit, a second interlock circuit, a second drive processing circuit, and a second drive status feedback circuit. The first interlock circuit, the first drive processing circuit, and the first drive status feedback circuit are connected, and the second interlock circuit, the second drive processing circuit, and the second drive status feedback circuit are connected. The first interlock circuit receives an output of the second drive status feedback circuit, and the second interlock circuit receives an output of the first drive status feedback circuit, thereby forming an interlock circuit.

公开(公告)号：US12218128B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US17560165

申请日：2021-12-22

Applicant: INNOSCIENCE (SUZHOU) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Qiyue Zhao ,  Chunhua Zhou ,  Maolin Li ,  Wuhao Gao ,  Chao Yang ,  Guanshen Yang ,  Shaopeng Cheng

IPC: H01L27/06 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/8252 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L29/20 ,  H01L29/205 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/778 ,  H02M7/155 ,  H03K17/687 ,  H02M1/00

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a nitride-based bidirectional switching device with substrate potential management capability. The device has a control node, a first power/load node, a second power/load node and a main substrate, and comprises: a nitride-based bilateral transistor and a substrate potential management circuit configured for managing a potential of the main substrate. By implementing the substrate potential management circuit, the substrate potential can be stabilized to a lower one of the potentials of the first source/drain and the second source/drain of the bilateral transistor no matter in which directions the bidirectional switching device is operated. Therefore, the bilateral transistor can be operated with a stable substrate potential for conducting current in both directions.