High voltage high side transistor driver
AssigneeMarvell World Trade Ltd.
InventorSehat Sutardja
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Abstract
A transistor driver includes a sender module configured to generate a power input signal. A converter module includes a transformer including a first side and a second side. The first side of the transformer is configured to receive the power input signal. A rectifier is connected to the second side of the transformer. The converter module is configured to generate an output signal at an output of the rectifier. A first receiver module is connected to each of the second side of the transformer and the output of the rectifier. The first receiver module is configured to transition a first transistor between an ON state and an OFF state based on a first signal received from the second side of the transformer.
Claims18
A transistor driver comprising:
- a sender module configured to generate a power input signal,
- a converter module comprising
- a transformer including a first side and a second side, the first side of the transformer being configured to receive the power input signal;
- and
- a rectifier connected to the second side of the transformer, wherein the converter module is configured to generate an output signal at an output of the rectifier;
- and
- a first receiver module connected to each of the second side of the transformer and the output of the rectifier, the first receiver module configured to transition a first transistor between an ON state and an OFF state based on a first signal received from the second side of the transformer.
A transistor driver comprising:
- a sender module configured to generate a power input signal, wherein the power input signal includes an embedded signal that indicates a desired state of a transistor, the desired state being an ON state or an OFF state;
- a converter module comprising
- a transformer including a first side and a second side, the first side configured to receive the power input signal;
- and
- a rectifier connected to the second side of the transformer,
- wherein the converter module is configured to receive the power input signal at the first side and to generate an output signal at an output of the rectifier;
- and
- a first receiver module connected to each of the second side of the transformer and to the output of the rectifier, the first receiver module configured to transition a transistor between the ON state and the OFF state based on the embedded signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.