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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Avago Technologies General Ip (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Bin Zhang, Singapore, SG;
Mei Zhen Choo, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 1/00 (2006.01); H03K 3/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/082 (2006.01); H03K 17/567 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/0828 (2013.01); H03K 17/567 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, circuits, and methods for operating an Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) are provided. A switching circuit is described that includes a first current path and a second current path. The first current path carries current away from the gate of the IGBT during a first phase of switching and the second current path carries current away from the gate of the IGBT during a second phase of switching.