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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Alan L. Westwick, Georgetown, TX (US);
Peter Onody, Budapest, HU;
András V. Horváth, Budapest, HU;
Tamás Marozsák, Budapest, HU;
Assignee:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H03K 17/0812 (2006.01); H02P 29/024 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/163 (2013.01); H02P 29/024 (2013.01); H03K 17/08122 (2013.01); H03K 17/08128 (2013.01); H03K 17/168 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gate driver with an integrated Miller clamp controls a high-power drive device coupled to a terminal of a package that houses an integrated circuit coupled to the terminal. A method includes generating an indication of a level of a signal on the terminal with respect to a predetermined signal level. The method includes configuring a variable strength driver of the integrated circuit to charge, discharge, or clamp the terminal based on a control signal and the indication.