Transistor protecting circuit with enhancing circuit for H bridge circuit
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorShigeki Ikezu
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AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorShigeki Ikezu
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A transistor protecting circuit for an H bridge circuit includes first to fourth buffers, and an enhancing circuit. The H bridge circuit includes a first P-channel transistor and a first N-channel transistor connected in series between a first power supply and a ground, and a second P-channel transistor and a second N-channel transistor connected in series between the first power supply and the ground. The first buffer inverts a first control signal to supply to a gate of the first P-channel transistor, and the second buffer inverts a second control signal to supply to a gate of the first N-channel transistor. Also, the third buffer inverts a third control signal to supply to a gate of the second P-channel transistor, and the fourth buffer inverts a fourth control signal to supply to a gate of the second N-channel transistor. The third and fourth control signals are inverted signals of the first and second control signals. The enhancing circuit selectively flows current into or from one of the first to fourth lines based on the first to the fourth control signals.
A transistor protecting circuit for an H bridge circuit in which a first P-channel transistor having a first gate and a first N-channel transistor having a second gate are provided in series between a first power supply and a ground through a first node provided between said first P-channel transistor and said first N-channel transistor, and a second P-channel transistor and a second N-channel transistor are provided in series between the first power supply and the ground through a second node provided between said second P-channel transistor and said second N-channel transistor, a load being connected between said first node and said second node, said transistor protecting circuit comprising:
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