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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Karel Ptacek, Roznov Pod Radhostem, CZ;
Assignee:
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/687 (2006.01); H02M 3/07 (2006.01); H03K 19/003 (2006.01); H03K 19/0185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/687 (2013.01); H02M 3/07 (2013.01); H03K 19/00361 (2013.01); H03K 19/018585 (2013.01);
Abstract
An output driver includes a switching device having a first node coupled to a gate of a power switch and pulling down a voltage level of the gate of the power switch to prevent a premature turn-on of the power switch. A pull-down circuit is coupled to the switching device and keeping the switching device from being turned on to prevent the premature turn-on of the power switch.