Control circuit for drivers, switching unit and system, power supply, and plasma system

A switching unit comprising:

• at least two electrically driven switching elements;
• at least two drivers, wherein each of the at least two drivers is configured to switch on and off the at least two electrically driven switching elements that are electrically connected to each other;
• and
• at least one control circuit for the at least two drivers, the at least one control circuit comprising:
• a first parallel-to-serial-converter comprising a first parallel input port and a first serial output port connectable to a first driver of the at least two drivers;
• a second parallel-to-serial-converter comprising a second parallel input port and a second serial output port connectable to a second driver of the at least two drivers;
• a processor unit configured to:
• send a first data package stream to the first parallel input port, and
• send a second data package stream to the second parallel input port;
• and
• a built-in transceiver,
• wherein both the first data package stream and the second data package stream are configured to be converted to serial data streams at the first serial output port and the second serial output port, respectively, and
• wherein the serial data streams are configured to control the at least two drivers.