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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2006
Eddy Ying Yin Ho, Torrance, CA (US);
Yong LI, Torrance, CA (US);
Jun Honda, El Segundo, CA (US);
David C Tam, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Toshio Takahashi, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Eddy Ying Yin Ho, Torrance, CA (US);
Yong Li, Torrance, CA (US);
Jun Honda, El Segundo, CA (US);
David C Tam, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Toshio Takahashi, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
International Rectifier Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A gate driver for a power switch, comprising a gate drive circuit coupled to the gate of the power switch for at least one of turning on and turning off the power switch; a gate voltage control circuit in the gate drive circuit for controlling a voltage applied to the gate of the power switch during at least one of turning on and turning off the power switch; and a signal supplied to the gate voltage control circuit indicative of a voltage rate of change per unit time to be applied in at least one of turning on and turning off the power switch.