Switching circuit, corresponding device and method
AssigneeSTMicroelectronics International N.V.
InventorsGiovanni GONANO, Edoardo BOTTI
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AssigneeSTMicroelectronics International N.V.
InventorsGiovanni GONANO, Edoardo BOTTI
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A circuit includes a switching stage with first and second half bridges, each containing a high-side and a low-side DMOS transistor. Output nodes between these transistors supply an electrical load via filter networks. Control circuitry manages switching sequences, alternating pairs of DMOS transistors between conductive and non-conductive states across the half bridges. The circuit features a current flow line with an inductance, connected to two switches that can be set to conductive or non-conductive states. First and second capacitances are coupled to the output nodes of each half bridge. The control circuitry switches the two switches to the conductive state at specific intervals during the switching sequence, based on transitions between transistor pairs. Additionally, control signals for these switches are determined by the delay between output signals at the respective output nodes.
A circuit, comprising:
A method of amplifying an input signal, the method comprising:
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