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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2012
Giorgio Massimiliano Membretti, Milan, IT;
Alessandro Gasparini, Cusano Milanino, IT;
Stefano Ramorini, Arluno, IT;
Giorgio Massimiliano Membretti, Milan, IT;
Alessandro Gasparini, Cusano Milanino, IT;
Stefano Ramorini, Arluno, IT;
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza (MB), IT;
Abstract
A rectifier circuit includes a first, second, third and fourth parasitic diodes electrically connected to form a full-wave diode-bridge rectifier. A first switch and a second switch are connected in parallel, respectively, to the first and second parasitic diodes, and a third switch and a fourth switch connected in parallel, respectively, to the third and fourth parasitic diodes. A first biasing network is configured to drive in conduction the first and second switches, during turning-on of the rectifier circuit, using a first turning-on signal that is a function of the input signal. A second biasing network is configured to close the third and fourth switches, during turning-on of the rectifier circuit, using a second turning-on signal that is a function of the input signal.
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