JP7486522B2 - ゲート電流再使用を伴うGaNレーザダイオード駆動FET - Google Patents
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105 グランドノード
110 制御信号
120 プリドライバ
130 駆動GaN FET
140 レーザダイオード
200A、200B 回路
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230 駆動GaN FET
240 レーザダイオード
250 GaN FET
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330 駆動GaN FET
340 レーザダイオード
350 GaN FET
360 GaN FET
370 電流ミラー
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- 第1の電源電圧に接続される第1の端子、および第2の端子を有する負荷のためのドライバ回路であって、
前記負荷の前記第2の端子に接続されるドレイン、グランドに接続されるソース、およびゲート駆動電流を受け取るためのゲートを有するソース接地構成に接続される第1のFETと、
前記負荷の前記第2の端子に接続されるドレイン、前記第1のFETの前記ゲートに接続されるソース、およびゲートを有するソースフォロワ構成に接続される第2のFETと、
第2の電源電圧によって給電され、かつ制御信号を受信するための入力および前記第2のFETの前記ゲートに接続される出力を有するプリドライバとを備え、前記プリドライバが前記制御信号に従って前記第2のFETを駆動して、前記第1のFETに対する前記ゲート駆動電流が前記第1の電源電圧によって提供され、前記負荷を通っておよび前記第2のFETを通って流れ、前記負荷がレーザダイオードを備える、ドライバ回路。 - 前記第1のFETが、エンハンスメントモードGaN FETである第1のGaN FETであり、かつ前記第2のFETが、エンハンスメントモードGaN FETである第2のGaN FETである、請求項1に記載のドライバ回路。
- 前記プリドライバ、前記第1のGaN FET、および前記第2のGaN FETが単一の半導体チップに集積される、請求項2に記載のドライバ回路。
- 前記第1のGaN FETのゲート容量が前記第2のGaN FETのゲート容量より大きい、請求項2に記載のドライバ回路。
- 前記第2のGaN FETのソース端子とグランドとの間に接続される第2の負荷を更に備える、請求項2に記載のドライバ回路。
- 前記第2の負荷が抵抗器を備える、請求項5に記載のドライバ回路。
- 前記第2の負荷が同期プルダウンスイッチを備える、請求項5に記載のドライバ回路。
- 前記第2の負荷が、ダイオードとして構成される第3のGaN FETを備えかつ前記第1のGaN FETの前記ゲートに接続されるゲートを有して、前記第3のGaN FETと前記第1のGaN FETとの間に電流ミラーを形成する、請求項5に記載のドライバ回路。
- 前記電流ミラーが、前記第3のGaN FETを通るドレイン-ソース電流を前記第1のGaN FETを通る前記ドレイン-ソース電流より小さくさせる電流ミラー比を有する、請求項8に記載のドライバ回路。
- プリドライバ回路、前記第1のGaN FET、前記第2のGaN FET、および前記第3のGaN FETが単一の半導体チップに集積される、請求項8に記載のドライバ回路。
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