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Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2021
Applicant:

Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);

Inventors:

James E. Heckroth, Austin, TX (US);

Ion C. Tesu, Austin, TX (US);

John N. Wilson, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 27/08 (2006.01); H02P 3/18 (2006.01); H03K 17/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 27/085 (2013.01); H02P 3/18 (2013.01); H03K 17/145 (2013.01);
Abstract

A gate driver includes a variable strength driver circuit that provides an output signal to drive a high power device. The gate driver receives an update request from a host controller during an operating mode in which switching operations occur and updates one or more operating parameters associated with driving the high power device. The operating parameters including turn-on parameters, turn-off parameters, and soft shutdown parameters. The variable strength driver circuit uses the turn-on parameters for turn-on phases for the output signal, uses the turn-off parameters for turn-off phases for the output signal, and uses the soft shutdown parameters for soft shutdown phases for the output signal. The update request adjusts current, voltage, and/or time for one or more phases of the turn-on, turn-off and/or soft shutdown parameters.


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