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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Inventors:
Kennith Kin Leong, Villach, AT;
Gerald Deboy, Klagenfurt, AT;
Sebastian Uitz, Villach, AT;
Juan Sanchez, Villach, AT;
Assignee:
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG, Villach, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/56 (2006.01); H03K 17/082 (2006.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/56 (2013.01); H03K 17/0822 (2013.01); H03K 17/166 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method of controlling current through a transistor includes measuring a voltage across the transistor, measuring a current through the transistor, determining a safe operating current for the measured voltage across the transistor, and adjusting a voltage of a control node of the transistor using a feedback controller until the measured current through the transistor is not greater than the determined safe operating current.