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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2018
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
A circuit for controlling a gate driver includes a delay circuit, a first logic circuit, and a second logic circuit. The delay circuit receives a first turn-off signal and produces a second turn-off signal by delaying an assertion of the first turn-off signal by a freewheeling duration. The first logic circuit receives the first and second turn-off signals and produces a smart turn-off signal by asserting the smart turn-off signal when the first turn-off signal is asserted and the second turn-off signal is not asserted. The second logic circuit receives a restart signal and the smart turn-off signal and produces a smart reset signal by asserting the smart reset signal when the restart signal and the smart turn-off signal are de-asserted, and de-asserting the smart reset signal when one or more of the restart signal and the smart turn-off signal are asserted.