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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Ulrich Horbach, Canyon Country, CA (US);
Armando Martinez, Castaic, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ulrich Horbach, Canyon Country, CA (US);
Armando Martinez, Castaic, CA (US);
Assignee:
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Northridge, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/217 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A simplistic low cost circuit that generates the necessary drive voltage for use in a source follower totem pole power switching circuit is described where the simplified gate drive circuit may have a dual charge pump and a complementary pair of low-power switching Mosfets.