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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Alps) Sas, Grenoble, FR;
Inventor:
Patrik Arno, Sassenage, FR;
Assignee:
STMICROELECTRONICS (ALPS) SAS, Grenoble, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/156 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/156 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an embodiment, an SMPS comprises a half-bridge, and a driver configured to drive the half-bridge based on a PWM signal. The SMPS further comprising a first circuit coupled between the output of the driver and a control terminal of a high-side transistor of the half-bridge, wherein the first circuit is configured to maintain the first transistor on when the PWM signal has a duty cycle that is substantially 100%.