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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2015
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Timothy Bryan Merkin, Richardson, TX (US);
Hassan Pooya Forghani-Zadeh, Fort Worth, TX (US);
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A circuit that operates as a low-power ideal diode is disclosed, as well as an IC chip that contains the ideal diode circuit. The circuit includes a first P-channel transistor connected to receive an input voltage on a first terminal and to provide an output voltage on a second terminal, a first amplifier connected to receive the input voltage and the output voltage and to provide a first signal that dynamically biases a gate of the first P-channel transistor as a function of the voltage across the first P-channel transistor, and a second amplifier connected to receive the input voltage and the output voltage and to provide a second signal that acts to turn off the gate of the first P-channel transistor responsive to the input voltage being less than the output voltage.