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US 2024/0079867 A1Published application
Multi-function control circuit and pre-circuit configuration
AssigneeInfineon Technologies Austria AG
InventorsFabio Rigoni, Giuseppe Bernacchia
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Abstract
An apparatus may include an input pin\ and timing control circuitry coupled to the input pin. The timing control circuitry selectively executes one or more timing control functions based on a set of one or more hardware components coupled to the input pin. The set of one or more hardware components are disposed external to the apparatus. A configuration of the set of one or more hardware components determines which of one or more of the multiple timing control functions are enabled.
Claims22
An apparatus comprising:
- an input pin;
- and
- timing control circuitry coupled to the input pin, the timing control circuitry operative to selectively execute multiple timing control functions based on a set of one or more hardware components coupled to the input pin, the set of one or more hardware components being disposed external to the apparatus.
A switch control assembly comprising:
- a pre-circuit operative to generate an input control signal;
- and
- a switch driver circuit including:
- i) an input pin to receive the input control signal from the pre-circuit, ii) an output pin to drive a switch with an output control signal based on the input control signal, and iii) timing control circuitry operative to selectively execute control functions in the switch driver circuit based on a configuration of the pre-circuit coupled to the input pin.
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A method comprising:
- receiving an input control signal at an input pin of a semiconductor chip, the semiconductor chip including timing control circuitry coupled to the input pin;
- and
- based on the input control signal:
- i) selectively executing one or more multiple timing control functions of timing control circuitry based on a configuration of a pre-circuit supplying the input control signal to the input pin, and ii) producing an output control signal outputted from the semiconductor chip to control a state of a switch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.