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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
May. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/284 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); G05F 1/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/284 (2013.01); G05F 1/56 (2013.01); H02M 1/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed to drive a transistor. An example apparatus includes a regulator including a first input terminal adapted to be coupled to a control terminal of a transistor, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal, a first stage including a first input terminal coupled to the first output terminal of the regulator and an output terminal adapted to be coupled to the control terminal of the transistor, and a second stage including an input terminal coupled to the second output terminal of the regulator, and an output terminal adapted to be coupled to the control terminal of the transistor.