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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Weiyun Chen, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Michael A. Stapleton, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Xiaogang Feng, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Weiyun Chen, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Michael A. Stapleton, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Xiaogang Feng, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/165 (2013.01); H03K 2217/0063 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a converter includes a circuit and method for charging a bootstrap capacitor. The circuit monitors a voltage across the bootstrap capacitor and enables charging the bootstrap capacitor in response to the voltage across the bootstrap capacitor being less than a threshold voltage.