GB2469914B - Gate drive circuitry for non-isolated gate semiconductor devices - Google Patents

Gate drive circuitry for non-isolated gate semiconductor devices

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GB2469914B
GB2469914B GB1006917.7A GB201006917A GB2469914B GB 2469914 B GB2469914 B GB 2469914B GB 201006917 A GB201006917 A GB 201006917A GB 2469914 B GB2469914 B GB 2469914B
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semiconductor devices
drive circuitry
gate
isolated
gate drive
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Antonio Caiafa
Jeffrey Joseph Nasadoski
John Stanley Glaser
Juan Antonio Sabate
Richard Alfred Beupre
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General Electric Co
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General Electric Co
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/51—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used
    • H03K17/56—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices
    • H03K17/687—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices the devices being field-effect transistors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/06—Modifications for ensuring a fully conducting state
    • H03K17/063—Modifications for ensuring a fully conducting state in field-effect transistor switches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/12—Modifications for increasing the maximum permissible switched current
    • H03K17/122—Modifications for increasing the maximum permissible switched current in field-effect transistor switches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/14—Modifications for compensating variations of physical values, e.g. of temperature
    • H03K17/145—Modifications for compensating variations of physical values, e.g. of temperature in field-effect transistor switches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/51—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used
    • H03K17/56—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices
    • H03K17/687—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices the devices being field-effect transistors
    • H03K17/6877—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices the devices being field-effect transistors the control circuit comprising active elements different from those used in the output circuit
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/51—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used
    • H03K17/56—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices
    • H03K17/687—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices the devices being field-effect transistors
    • H03K2017/6875—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices the devices being field-effect transistors using self-conductive, depletion FETs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K2217/00—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00
    • H03K2217/0036—Means reducing energy consumption
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US17320109P 2009-04-27 2009-04-27
US12/495,048 US7915944B2 (en) 2009-04-27 2009-06-30 Gate drive circuitry for non-isolated gate semiconductor devices

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GB201006917D0 GB201006917D0 (en) 2010-06-09
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JP (1) JP5010708B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA2700013C (enExample)
DE (1) DE102010016611B4 (enExample)
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US7915944B2 (en) 2011-03-29
JP2010259324A (ja) 2010-11-11
DE102010016611A1 (de) 2010-10-28
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DE102010016611B4 (de) 2012-05-31

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