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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Psemi Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey A. Dykstra, Woodstock, IL (US);
Jaroslaw Adamski, Streamwood, IL (US);
Edward Nicholas Comfoltey, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
PSEMI CORPORATION, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/296 (2006.01); H03K 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/296 (2013.01); H03K 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices to control PCM switches are disclosed. The described devices include PCM switch drivers and logic and control circuits, all integrated with the PCM and the associated heater on the same chip. Various architectures for the driver are also presented, including architectures implement feedback mechanism to mitigate variations from process, temperature, and supply voltage.