Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Gating – Accelerating switching
Patent
1998-03-31
2000-10-10
Wells, Kenneth B.
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Gating
Accelerating switching
327108, H03K 1704
Patent
active
061305693
ABSTRACT:
A driver circuit (12) having a controlled transition rate is provided. The driver circuit (12) includes a first device (56) operable to switch a supply voltage to load. A second device (54) is coupled to an input for the first device (56) in source follower arrangement. A third device (66), coupled to the input for first device (56) and an output for the second device (54), is operable to function as a Miller amplifier in conjunction with the first device (56). A fourth device (152) is coupled to an input of the second device (54). The fourth device (152) is operable to function as a Miller amplifier in conjunction with the first device (56) and the second device (54). A capacitor (68) is coupled between an output for the first device (56) and inputs for the third device (66) and the fourth device (152). The capacitor (68) is operable to function as a Miller capacitor to control transition rates at the output of the first device (56).
REFERENCES:
patent: 5546029 (1996-08-01), Koke
patent: 5646561 (1997-07-01), Fanini et al.
Aswell Cecil J.
Dierschke Eugene G.
Brady III Wade James
Donaldson Richard L.
Nguyen Minh
Stewart Alan K.
Texas Instruments Incorporated
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