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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuto Takao, Tsukuba, JP;
Kentaro Ikeda, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/687 (2006.01); H03K 5/02 (2006.01); H03K 5/135 (2006.01); H03K 17/284 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B66B 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/6871 (2013.01); H03K 5/02 (2013.01); H03K 5/135 (2013.01); B60L 11/18 (2013.01); B66B 11/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor module of an embodiment includes a first switching device, a first gate drive circuit controlling ON/OFF of the first switching device, a second switching device connected with the first switching device in parallel or in series, a second gate drive circuit controlling ON/OFF of the second switching device, and a control circuit controlling timing of transmitting a gate drive signal from the first gate drive circuit and transmitting a gate drive signal from the second gate drive circuit by synchronizing the first gate drive circuit and the second gate drive circuit.