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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Francesco Chrappan Soldavini, San Donato Milanese, IT;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 1/00 ;
Abstract
A drive circuit for controlled edge power elements is described. In one embodiment the drive circuit for controlled edge power elements comprises: a first integrating circuit having a first input suitable for receiving in input a first drive signal; an integrating capacitor coupled to said integrating circuit; a first power element driven by said first integrating circuit and suitable for driving a load, said load having a first terminal. The said first integrating circuit includes a first current amplifier and said integrating capacitor is coupled between said first input and a predetermined reference voltage.