Switching apparatus and method for detecting an operating state

Details Switching apparatus and method for detecting an operating state Switching apparatus and method for detecting an operating state

2007-08-03

2010-10-26

Donovan, Lincoln (Department: 2816)

Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and

Gating

Utilizing three or more electrode solid-state device

C327S050000, C327S374000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07821319

ABSTRACT:
A switching apparatus and method for detecting an operating state is disclosed. One embodiment has a MOS transistor, a replica of the MOS transistor and an evaluation arrangement and detects the start of switching of the MOS transistor by comparing the gate-source voltages of the transistors.

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