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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2022
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG, Villach, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/284 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/284 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a power source connected to a buffer capacitor. The apparatus comprises a first switch connected between the buffer capacitor and a driven switch. The buffer capacitor is charged by the power source when the first switch is turned off. The apparatus comprises a comparator. The comparator monitors the charging of the buffer capacitor. In response to the buffer capacitor reaching a threshold amount of charge, the comparator turns on the first switch to initiate a charge redistribution of charge from the buffer capacitor to the driven switch.