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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Tours) Sas, Tours, FR;
Inventors:
Bertrand Rivet, Vouvray, FR;
David Jouve, Tours, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS, Tours, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); G05F 1/577 (2006.01); H03K 17/12 (2006.01); H03K 17/74 (2006.01); H03K 17/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/0887 (2013.01); G05F 1/577 (2013.01); H03K 17/12 (2013.01); H03K 17/74 (2013.01); H05B 33/0815 (2013.01); H03K 17/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit is for balancing currents flowing through a parallel assembly of semiconductor components of the same type. The circuit may include a respective regulation circuit for each semiconductor component. Each regulation circuit may include a comparator of a first signal representative of the current flowing through the component with a reference signal, and a resistive element of a changeable resistance and controlled by the comparator.