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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Antoine Pavlin, Puyricard, FR;
Philippe Bienvenu, Allauch, FR;
Inventors:
Antoine Pavlin, Puyricard, FR;
Philippe Bienvenu, Allauch, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS, Rousset, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/687 (2006.01); G05F 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure concerns circuitry for controlling a power transistor of a drive circuit arranged to drive an electrical component, the circuitry comprising: a variable current source adapted to set the level of a current for charging a control terminal of said power transistor; and a control circuit adapted to control said variable current source in a continuous manner based on a feedback voltage.