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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Transphorm Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Honea, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Yifeng Wu, Goleta, CA (US);
Assignee:
Transphorm Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/56 (2006.01); H03K 17/0814 (2006.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H03K 17/567 (2006.01); H03K 17/687 (2006.01); H03K 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/08142 (2013.01); H03K 17/162 (2013.01); H03K 17/223 (2013.01); H03K 17/567 (2013.01); H03K 17/6871 (2013.01);
Abstract
A half bridge is described with at least one transistor having a channel that is capable in a first mode of operation of blocking a substantial voltage in at least one direction, in a second mode of operation of conducting substantial current in one direction through the channel and in a third mode of operation of conducting substantial current in an opposite direction through the channel. The half bridge can have two circuits with such a transistor.