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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2017
Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;
Damiano Gadler, Villach, AT;
Albino Pidutti, Villach, AT;
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Abstract
In some examples, a rectifier device includes a semiconductor substrate, an anode terminal and a cathode terminal connected by a load current path of a first MOS transistor and a diode connected parallel to the load current path. An alternating input voltage is operably applied between the anode terminal and the cathode terminal. Further, a control circuit is coupled to a gate electrode of the first MOS transistor and configured to switch on the first MOS transistor for an on-time period, during which the diode is forward biased. A gate driver circuit is included in the control circuit and includes a buffer capacitor and a cascade of two or more transistor stages connected between the buffer capacitor and the gate electrode of the first MOS transistor.