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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2021
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Al-Thaddeus Avestruz, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Xin Zan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/687 (2006.01); H03K 17/691 (2006.01); H02M 3/335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/687 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for driving a control terminal of a transistor includes an input terminal, a transformer including an input winding and an output winding, the input winding being coupled to the input terminal, an n-stage buffer circuit configured to generate a drive signal for the control terminal of the transistor, the n-stage buffer circuit being coupled to a first end of the output winding, and a positive feedback path coupled to an output of a stage of the n-stage buffer circuit to provide a DC offset to an input of the n-stage buffer circuit.