WO2017098624A1 - 半導体デバイス駆動回路 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor device drive circuit.
- 2004-201486 discloses a technique for detecting a short circuit of a high potential side semiconductor switching element and detecting a short circuit of the high potential side semiconductor switching element by detecting an unsaturated voltage.
- “Unsaturated” may be expressed as “DESAT”
- “unsaturated voltage” may be expressed as “DESAT voltage”.
- a semiconductor device driving circuit that generates a high-potential driving signal by level-shifting an input signal input to the low-potential side is known.
- Specific examples of the circuit configuration of the semiconductor device drive circuit include a level shift circuit, a primary side circuit that operates at a low voltage level provided before the level shift circuit, and a high voltage level provided after the level shift circuit. Some have a secondary side circuit. When an input signal is input to the primary side circuit, the input signal is level-shifted via the level shift circuit, and a drive signal is output via the secondary side circuit. The drive signal is supplied to the control terminal of the high potential side semiconductor switching element.
- the hard cut-off is to sharply cut off the semiconductor switching element by sharply lowering the gate voltage of the semiconductor switching element.
- Soft cutoff is a mode in which the gate voltage of the semiconductor switching element is gently lowered to shut down the semiconductor switching element more slowly than the hard cutoff. If the semiconductor switching element is suddenly cut off when performing short-circuit protection, an excessive surge is generated due to the steep di / dt. In order to avoid this, it is preferable that soft shut-off is performed instead of hard shut-off during short-circuit protection. In the normal OFF operation of the semiconductor switching element based on the ON / OFF of the drive signal, hard interruption is performed. On the other hand, the soft cutoff is an operation different from the normal OFF operation, and a drive signal that gently falls for the soft cutoff is supplied from the secondary side circuit to the high potential side semiconductor switching element.
- the inventor of the present application has been diligently researching a technique for detecting the unsaturated voltage of the high potential side semiconductor switching element on the low potential side. If the circuit configuration detects the unsaturated voltage of the high-potential side semiconductor switching element on the high-potential side, the high-potential-side semiconductor switching element can be Block it. However, in the circuit configuration that detects the unsaturated voltage of the high-potential side semiconductor switching element on the low potential side, which the present inventor is examining, the signal related to the normal off operation and the error information that detected the unsaturated voltage are included. It is necessary to create a drive signal for soft cutoff after correctly transmitting to the high potential side circuit while distinguishing from each other. Conventionally, sufficient studies have not been made on the technique for detecting the unsaturated voltage of the high potential side semiconductor switching element on the low potential side.
- the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and a semiconductor device capable of appropriately performing short circuit protection on a high potential side semiconductor switching element while detecting an unsaturated voltage on the low potential side.
- An object is to provide a driving circuit.
- a semiconductor device driving circuit includes a first level shift circuit for level-shifting an input signal having a first voltage level, and has a second voltage level higher than the first voltage level based on the input signal.
- a signal transmission circuit that generates a drive signal; and an unsaturated voltage detection circuit that outputs a first error signal having the first voltage level when an unsaturated voltage of a semiconductor switching element driven by the drive signal is detected.
- the second error signal having the second voltage level is generated by level-shifting the first error signal or by level-shifting a conversion signal obtained by converting the first error signal into a pulse signal.
- the semiconductor switching element is softly shut off.
- a soft cutoff circuit for changing the drive signal further comprising.
- the error signal indicating that the unsaturated voltage is detected is generated on the low potential side, and the error signal is appropriately transmitted to the high potential side to activate the soft shut-off circuit so that the soft shut-off is performed.
- Drive signals can be created. Thereby, short circuit protection of the high potential side semiconductor switching element can be appropriately performed while detecting the unsaturated voltage on the low potential side.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram showing a semiconductor device driving integrated circuit according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- 3 is a time chart showing an operation of the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 6 is a circuit block diagram showing a semiconductor device driving integrated circuit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing a part of an integrated circuit for driving a semiconductor device according to a second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a circuit block diagram showing a part of a semiconductor device driving integrated circuit according to a second embodiment of the present invention
- It is a time chart which shows operation
- FIG. 6 is a circuit block diagram showing a semiconductor device driving integrated circuit according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a circuit block diagram showing a part of an integrated circuit for driving a semiconductor device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a circuit block diagram showing a part of an integrated circuit for driving a semiconductor device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. It is a time chart which shows operation
- FIG. 6 is a circuit block diagram showing a modification of the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a semiconductor device to which the semiconductor device driving integrated circuits 101 to 101b according to the embodiments of the present invention are applied.
- a semiconductor device 900 illustrated in FIG. 11 is also an inverter device 900.
- the inverter device 900 includes semiconductor switching elements 102 and 103 connected in series, and a drive module 800 that drives them.
- the semiconductor switching elements 102 and 103 are taken as an example of an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), but other transistors such as a MOS field effect transistor (MOSFET) may be used, and the material may be Si or SiC. Good.
- IGBT insulated gate bipolar transistor
- MOSFET MOS field effect transistor
- the semiconductor switching element 102 is a high potential side semiconductor switching element (high side switching element), and the semiconductor switching element 103 is a low potential side semiconductor switching element (low side switching element).
- the collector electrode of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 is connected to the third power supply voltage HVCC, and the emitter electrode of the low potential side semiconductor switching element 103 is connected to the third reference potential HGND.
- the collector electrode of the low potential side semiconductor switching element 103 is connected to the emitter electrode of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102.
- the drive module 800 includes an HVIC 600 that outputs a drive signal HO for driving the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 and an LVIC 700 that outputs a drive signal LO for driving the low potential side semiconductor switching element 103.
- the HVIC 600 incorporates the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit 101 shown in FIG. 1, the terminal VU is connected to the collector electrode of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102, and the terminal VL is connected to the emitter electrode of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102.
- the HVIC 600 may incorporate the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit 101a shown in FIG. 3 or the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit 101b shown in FIG. 7 instead of the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit 101 shown in FIG.
- the driving module 800 by connecting the terminals VU and VL of the driving module 800 to the collector (drain if MOSFET) and emitter (source if MOSFET) electrodes of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102, respectively.
- the collector-emitter voltage of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 can be detected.
- the unsaturated state of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 can be detected by the collector-emitter voltage of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102. That is, when the semiconductor switching elements 102 and 103 are normally turned on, the collector-emitter voltage is held in a state where it is lowered to the saturation voltage of the semiconductor switching elements 102 and 103. However, when the semiconductor switching elements 102 and 103 are short-circuited, the collector-emitter voltage rises from the saturation voltage due to overcurrent, and becomes unsaturated. Accordingly, the terminals VU and VL of the drive module 800 are connected to the collector electrode and the emitter electrode of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102, and it is determined whether or not the collector-emitter voltage is a saturation voltage. The unsaturated voltage of the element 102 can be detected.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram showing a semiconductor device driving integrated circuit 101 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit 101 is also simply referred to as “integrated circuit 101”.
- the integrated circuit 101 includes a main signal transmission circuit 110, an unsaturated voltage detection circuit 121, a second level shift main circuit 118, and a soft cutoff circuit 119.
- the integrated circuit 101 includes a primary side circuit 112 that operates at a low voltage level and a secondary side circuit 115 that operates at a high voltage level.
- the primary side circuit 112 includes a primary side signal transmission circuit 111 provided in the main signal transmission circuit 110.
- the secondary side circuit 115 includes a secondary side signal transmission circuit 114 provided in the main signal transmission circuit 110 and a soft cutoff circuit 119.
- the main signal transmission circuit 110 outputs a driving signal HO at a high voltage level by shifting the level of the input signal HIN at a low voltage level.
- the main signal transmission circuit 110 includes a primary side signal transmission circuit 111, a first level shift main circuit 113, and a secondary side signal transmission circuit 114.
- the primary side signal transmission circuit 111 is provided before the first level shift main circuit 113, that is, the input side
- the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114 is provided after the first level shift main circuit 113, that is, the output side. .
- the primary side signal transmission circuit 111 generates a signal LVON and a signal LVOFF. Specifically, the primary-side signal transmission circuit 111 generates the signal LVON and the signal LVOFF in response to the input signal HIN, with the reference potential as the first reference potential GND and the power supply voltage as the first power supply voltage VCC.
- the signal LVON is a signal that rises in synchronization with the rise of the input signal HIN.
- the signal LVOFF is a signal that rises in synchronization with the fall of the input signal HIN.
- Signal LVON and signal LVOFF are transmitted to first level shift main circuit 113.
- the first level shift main circuit 113 generates the signal HVON and the signal HVOFF by level-shifting the signal LVON and the signal LVOFF. Specifically, the first level shift main circuit 113 generates the signal HVON and the signal HVOFF in synchronization with the primary side signal LVON and the signal LVOFF with reference to the second reference potential VS different from the first reference potential GND. To do. Signal HVON and signal HVOFF are transmitted to secondary side signal transmission circuit 114.
- the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114 generates a drive signal HO from the signal HVON and the signal HVOFF.
- the secondary-side signal transmission circuit 114 has a reference potential as the second reference potential VS, a power supply voltage as the second power supply voltage VB, and generates a drive signal HO in response to the signals HVON and HVOFF. It is.
- the drive signal HO rises in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal HVON, and falls in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal HVOFF.
- the unsaturated voltage detection circuit 121 detects the unsaturated voltage when the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 is short-circuited, and generates a low potential error signal LVdesat.
- the low potential error signal LVdesat is a low voltage level signal having the first reference potential GND as a reference potential.
- the unsaturated voltage detection circuit 121 is connected to the collector of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 via the terminal VU, and is connected to the emitter of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 via the terminal VL. .
- the unsaturated voltage detection circuit 121 detects the collector-emitter voltage of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 by the terminals VU and VL connected to the collector and emitter of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102.
- the unsaturated voltage detection circuit 121 sets the low potential error signal LVdesat to low when the collector-emitter voltage is equivalent to the saturation voltage.
- the unsaturated voltage detection circuit 121 raises the low potential error signal LVdesat to high when the collector-emitter voltage is equal to or higher than the saturation voltage.
- the unsaturated voltage detection circuit 121 holds the low potential error signal LVdesat high for a predetermined period after the low potential error signal LVdesat rises.
- the unsaturated voltage detection circuit 121 may hold high until a predetermined signal is input after the low potential error signal LVdesat rises.
- the predetermined signal may be generated inside the integrated circuit 101 or may be input from the outside of the integrated circuit 101.
- the integrated circuit 101 includes a second level shift main circuit 118.
- the second level shift main circuit 118 is provided outside the first level shift main circuit 113 provided in the main signal transmission circuit 110 and shifts the level of the low potential error signal LVdesat to the high potential error signal HVdesat.
- the integrated circuit 101 inputs the high potential error signal HVdesat obtained by level-shifting the low potential error signal LVdesat to the soft cutoff circuit 119.
- the second level shift main circuit 118 is a circuit similar to the first level shift main circuit 113, and generates a high potential error signal HVdesat based on the second reference potential VS in synchronization with the low potential error signal LVdesat. .
- the operation of the signal transmission path can be simplified by transmitting a signal for softly shutting off the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 through a path different from the path for transmitting the input signal HIN.
- the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114 receives the high potential error signal HVdesat signal from the second level shift main circuit 118. When the high potential error signal HVdesat signal becomes high, the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114 operates differently from the normal time. Specifically, when the high potential error signal HVdesat is high, the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114 ignores the signals HVON and HVOFF and sets the output to high impedance. Further, when the high potential error signal HVdesat is high, the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114 outputs the drive signal HO after a predetermined delay time td1 (see FIG. 2) has elapsed after the high potential error signal HVdesat rises. Fall steeply. The soft cutoff by the soft cutoff circuit 119 is performed until a predetermined delay time td1 elapses.
- the soft cutoff circuit 119 is driven at a high voltage level, and supplies a signal for soft cutoff of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 to the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102.
- the soft cutoff circuit 119 gently lowers the drive signal HO so that the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 is softly cut off.
- the soft cutoff circuit 119 is a circuit that receives the high potential error signal HVdesat and gently decreases the voltage value of the drive signal HO when the HVdesat is high.
- the drive signal HO When the unsaturated voltage of the high-potential side semiconductor switching element 102 is detected, that is, when the low-potential error signal LVdesat is high, the drive signal HO is softly cut off, so that di / dt at the time of cutoff can be reduced. If it is abruptly interrupted from a short-circuit state, there is a problem that an excessive surge is generated due to steep di / dt. In order to avoid such a problem, it is preferable to perform soft cutoff that gently reduces the gate voltage of the high-potential-side semiconductor switching element 102.
- the soft cutoff circuit 119 gently lowers the drive signal HO compared to the fall of the drive signal HO output from the main signal transmission circuit 110.
- the unsaturated voltage of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 can be detected on the low potential side.
- the unsaturated voltage detection circuit 121 outputs a low potential error signal LVdesat when detecting an unsaturated voltage.
- the low potential error signal LVdesat is transmitted from the primary side (low potential side) to the secondary side (high potential side) in the second level shift main circuit 118, and the high potential error signal HVdesat transmitted to the high potential side is Input to the soft shut-off circuit 119.
- the soft cutoff circuit 119 softly shuts off the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102.
- the detection of the unsaturated voltage and the generation of the low potential error signal LVdesat can be performed on the low potential side, and the low potential error signal LVdesat can be appropriately transmitted to the high potential side to perform short circuit protection by soft shutoff. .
- the specific circuit configurations of the first level shift main circuit 113, the second level shift main circuit 118, and the unsaturated voltage detection circuit 121 are already known techniques. Therefore, description of the detailed circuit structure etc. about these circuits is abbreviate
- FIG. 2 is a time chart showing the operation of the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit 101 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 shows a case where the signal LVON, the signal LVOFF, the signal HVON, and the signal HVOFF are pulse signals. Further, in the time chart of FIG. 2, the signals before level shift (LVON, LVOFF, LVdesat) and the signals after level shift (HVON, HVOFF, HVdesat) are described in an overlapping manner for the sake of simplicity. is doing.
- the period Ta in FIG. 2 shows circuit operation during normal operation.
- the signal LVON rises in synchronization with the rising edge of the input signal HIN
- the signal LVOFF rises in synchronization with the falling edge of the input signal HIN.
- the drive signal HO rises in synchronization with the rise of the signal HVON and falls in synchronization with the rise of the signal HVOFF.
- the period Tb in FIG. 2 shows the circuit operation when the unsaturated voltage is detected when the input signal HIN is high.
- the low potential error signal LVdesat rises.
- the low potential error signal LVdesat is transmitted to the high potential side by the second level shift main circuit 118, and is input to the soft cutoff circuit 119 and the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114 as the high potential error signal HVdesat.
- the soft cutoff circuit 119 performs soft cutoff by gently lowering the drive signal HO.
- the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114 sharply lowers the drive signal HO after the elapse of a predetermined delay time td1 after the high potential error signal HVdesat rises.
- a predetermined voltage Vth may be used instead of using the delay time td1.
- a predetermined voltage Vth may be used instead of using the delay time td1.
- FIG. 12 is a circuit block diagram showing a modification of the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- an error pulse generation circuit 121a is added.
- the error pulse generation circuit 121a receives the output of the unsaturated voltage detection circuit 121, and when the output of the unsaturated voltage detection circuit 121 rises to high, a pulse signal having a predetermined width in response to the rising edge. Is output.
- the low potential error pulse signal LVdesatp output from the error pulse generation circuit 121a is input to the second level shift main circuit 118.
- the second level shift main circuit 118 shifts the level of the low potential error pulse signal LVdesatp to the high potential error pulse signal HVdesatp.
- the high potential error pulse signal HVdesatp is input to the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114 and the soft cutoff circuit 119, similarly to the high potential error signal HVdesat in the first embodiment.
- the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114 and the soft cutoff circuit 119 softly cut the drive signal HO gently in the same manner as the waveform shown in FIG. Built to run.
- the driving period of the second level shift main circuit 118 Can be shortened. By shortening the driving period, current consumption and heat generation can be suppressed.
- Embodiment 2 FIG.
- a two-level shift main circuit 118 is provided.
- the low potential error signal LVdesat is transmitted to the high potential side using the first level shift main circuit 113 for level shifting the signal LVOFF.
- the two signals are distinguished by the pulse width of the signal HVOFF.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram showing the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit 101a according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit 101a is also simply referred to as “integrated circuit 101a”.
- the main signal transmission circuit 110 outputs the drive signal HO by shifting the level of the input signal HIN.
- the main signal transfer circuit 110 is provided in the first level shift main circuit 113, the primary side signal transfer circuit 111 provided in the previous stage of the first level shift main circuit 113, and the subsequent stage of the first level shift main circuit 113.
- Secondary side signal transmission circuit 114 and OFF pulse width determination circuit 214 are included.
- the first level shift main circuit 113 level-shifts the signal LVON and the signal LVOFF to generate the signal HVON and the signal HVOFF.
- the main signal transmission circuit 110 delays the input signal HIN at the low voltage level by the delay time tf1 from the falling edge of the input signal HIN in addition to level shifting the input signal HIN at the low voltage level as in the first embodiment.
- the drive signal HO is generated so as to fall (see FIG. 6).
- the unsaturated voltage detection circuit 121 outputs a low potential error signal LVdesat when detecting the unsaturated voltage of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102.
- An integrated circuit 101a shown in FIG. 3 is obtained by replacing the primary side circuit 112 and the secondary side circuit 115 of Embodiment 1 with a primary side circuit 112a and a secondary side circuit 115a.
- the primary side circuit 112 a includes an input logic circuit 201, a primary side signal transmission circuit 111, and an OFF pulse width adjustment circuit 213.
- the input logic circuit 201 receives an input signal HIN and a low potential error signal LVdesat.
- the input logic circuit 201 outputs a signal INON synchronized with the input signal HIN and a signal INOFF synchronized with the inverted signal of the input signal HIN.
- the input logic circuit 201 sets the signal INON and the signal INOFF to high regardless of the input signal HIN. Since the low potential error signal LVdesat becomes high when the input signal HIN is high and the unsaturated voltage is detected, the signal INON remains high, and the signal INOFF rises in synchronization with the low potential error signal LVdesat.
- the primary side signal transmission circuit 111 has an ON pulse generation circuit 211 and an OFF pulse generation circuit 212.
- the ON pulse generation circuit 211 outputs a low voltage level signal LVON that rises in response to the rising edge of the input signal HIN.
- the OFF pulse generation circuit 212 outputs a low voltage level signal LVOFF that rises in response to the falling edge of the input signal HIN.
- the ON pulse generation circuit 211 outputs the signal LVON having the third pulse width PW3 in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal INON when the low potential error signal LVdesat is low.
- the OFF pulse generation circuit 212 outputs the signal LVOFF having the first pulse width PW1 in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal INOFF when the low potential error signal LVdesat is low.
- the OFF pulse generation circuit 212 outputs a pulse signal in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal INOFF output from the input logic circuit 201 described above.
- the OFF pulse width adjustment circuit 213 is a circuit that adjusts the pulse width of the signal LVOFF generated by the OFF pulse generation circuit 212.
- the OFF pulse width adjustment circuit 213 sets the pulse width of the signal LVOFF to the first pulse width PW1 when the low potential error signal LVdesat is low.
- the OFF pulse width adjustment circuit 213 has the second pulse width PW2 having a width different from the first pulse width PW1 by shortening the pulse width of the signal LVOFF. “Conversion signal LVOFF1” is generated.
- the OFF pulse width adjustment circuit 213 has a pulse width different from that of the normal signal LVOFF in cooperation with the input logic circuit 201 and the OFF pulse generation circuit 212.
- the conversion signal LVOFF1 ” can be input to the first level shift main circuit 113.
- the secondary side circuit 115 a includes an OFF pulse width determination circuit 214, a secondary side signal transmission circuit 114, and a soft cutoff circuit 119.
- the OFF pulse width determination circuit 214 is a circuit that determines the pulse width of the signal HVOFF output from the first level shift main circuit 113. When the OFF pulse width determination circuit 214 determines that the pulse width of the signal HVOFF is the first pulse width PW1, the high potential error signal HVdesat is set to low, and the signal NNOFF is transmitted to the secondary side without delay. Is transmitted to the circuit 114.
- the OFF pulse width determination circuit 214 determines that the pulse width of the signal HVOFF is the second pulse width PW2, that is, when it is determined that the conversion signal LVOFF1 is output from the first level shift main circuit 113.
- the high potential error signal HVdesat is set to high, and the signal NNOFF is delayed by a predetermined delay time tf2, and then transmitted to the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114.
- the secondary-side signal transmission circuit 114 generates a drive signal HO that falls in response to the input of the rising signal HVOFF in response to the input of the signal HVON.
- the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114 outputs high. Impedance.
- the OFF-side pulse width determination circuit 214 is interposed, so that the secondary-side signal transmission circuit 114 can receive the input signal HIN even in a normal time when no unsaturated voltage is detected.
- the drive signal HO is lowered with a delay time tf1 from the falling edge.
- the drive signal HO may be raised with a delay of the delay time tf1 even when the input signal HIN rises. By doing so, the signal width of the input signal HIN and the signal width of the drive signal HO can be made uniform. This modification can be similarly used in the third embodiment.
- the soft cutoff circuit 119 is driven at a high voltage level.
- the soft cutoff circuit 119 outputs the drive signal HO so that the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 is softly shut off. Fall gently.
- the unsaturated voltage is detected on the low potential side and the low potential error signal LVdesat is generated, and the low potential error signal LVdesat is appropriately transmitted to the high potential side to cause a short circuit. Protection can be performed.
- the OFF pulse width determination circuit 214 delays the delay time tf2 and then transmits the signal NNOFF to the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114, whereby the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 is hard cut off.
- FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing a part of the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit 101a according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 shows an example of a specific circuit configuration of the OFF pulse generation unit 215 in the second embodiment.
- the OFF pulse generation unit 215 is a circuit in which an OFF pulse generation circuit 212 and an OFF pulse width adjustment circuit 213 are integrated.
- the OFF pulse generator 215 receives the NOT circuit 303 to which the low potential error signal LVdesat is input, the NOT circuit 304 to which the input logic signal INOFF is input, and the output signals of the NOT circuits 303 and 304.
- the OR circuit 305 that is input, the PMOS transistor 301 that receives the output signal of the OR circuit 305, the CMOS inverter circuit 306 that inverts the output signal of the NOT circuit 304, and the output signal of the CMOS inverter circuit 306 are input.
- a NOT circuit 308, and an AND circuit 307 to which the output signal of the NOT circuit 308 and the input logic signal INOFF are input.
- the output signal of the AND circuit 307 becomes the signal LVOFF.
- a power supply VCC is applied to the source of the PMOS transistor 301, and the drain of the PMOS transistor 301 is connected to a connection point between one end of the capacitive element 302 and the input side of the NOT circuit 308. The other end of the capacitive element 302 is connected to the reference potential GND.
- the OFF pulse generator 215 generates a signal LVOFF and a conversion signal LVOFF1, which are normal OFF signals, by calculating the logical product of the signal INOFF and the delayed inversion signal NIN by the AND circuit 307.
- the delayed inversion signal NIN is a signal obtained by delaying and inverting the signal INOFF. Specifically, a delay is applied by charging the capacitor 302 at the rise of the signal INOFF, and the NOT circuit 308 It is a signal with high and low inverted.
- the OFF pulse generation unit 215 adjusts the pulse width by switching the driving of the PMOS transistor 301 by the low potential error signal LVdesat and adjusting the charging current. In the specific example shown in FIG.
- the signal LVOFF which is a normal OFF signal, is generated by increasing the pulse width when the low potential error signal LVdesat is low, and the pulse width is adjusted to be short when the low potential error signal LVdesat is high.
- the conversion signal LVOFF1 is generated.
- FIG. 5 is a circuit block diagram showing a part of the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit 101a according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 shows an example of a specific circuit configuration of the OFF pulse width determination circuit 214.
- the OFF pulse width determination circuit 214 includes a falling edge detection circuit 311, a pulse width detection circuit 312, a filter circuit 313, a NOT circuit 314, an AND circuit 315, and an OR circuit 316.
- the falling edge detection circuit 311 is a circuit that generates the signal VNE. The signal VNE rises in synchronization with the falling edge of the signal HVOFF and falls in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal HVON.
- the pulse width detection circuit 312 is a circuit that generates the signal VPW when the pulse width of the signal HVOFF is larger than the second pulse width PW2.
- the pulse width detection circuit 312 does not generate the signal VPW when the pulse width of the signal HVOFF is equal to or less than the second pulse width PW2.
- the signal VPW rises after a predetermined delay time tf1 from the rising edge of the signal HVOFF, and falls in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal HVON.
- the signal NNOFF and the high potential error signal HVdesat are generated by the logical product or logical sum of the signal VNE and the signal VPW. That is, the signal VNE and the inverted signal of the signal VPW from the NOT circuit 314 are input to the AND circuit 315.
- the AND circuit 315 generates a high potential error signal HVdesat by calculating a logical product of the inverted signal of the signal VPW and the signal VNE.
- the signal VNE and the signal VPW that have passed through the filter circuit 313 are input to the OR circuit 316.
- the OR circuit 316 generates a signal NNOFF by calculating the logical sum of the signal VNE and the signal VPW.
- the integrated circuit 101a converts the information of the low-potential error signal LVdesat into the high-potential error signal HVdesat having a high voltage level and inputs the high-potential error signal LVdesat to the soft cutoff circuit 119.
- “conversion signal LVOFF1” obtained by converting the low potential error signal LVdesat into a pulse signal is input to the first level shift main circuit 113.
- the OFF pulse width determination circuit 214 detects “conversion signal HVOFF1” obtained by level-shifting the conversion signal LVOFF1 from the output of the first level shift main circuit 113 based on the difference in pulse width.
- the OFF pulse width determination circuit 214 generates the high potential error signal HVdesat in response to the “conversion signal HVOFF1”.
- the high potential error signal HVdesat can be generated based on the conversion signal HVOFF1 obtained by level-shifting the conversion signal LVOFF1 by the first level shift main circuit 113.
- the low potential error signal LVdesat can be converted into the high potential error signal HVdesat.
- the circuit area can be reduced and space saving can be realized as compared with the first embodiment.
- the pulse signal can be easily determined based on the difference in pulse width.
- FIG. 6 is a time chart showing the operation of the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit 101a according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- a period Ta indicates a normal sequence.
- the period Tb shows a sequence when the unsaturated voltage is detected when the input signal HIN is high.
- the signal LVON rises as a pulse signal having the third pulse width PW3 in synchronization with the rise of the input signal HIN, and the drive signal HO rises in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal LVON.
- the signal LVOFF rises as a pulse signal having the first pulse width PW1 in synchronization with the falling edge of the input signal HIN, and is predetermined from the rising edge of the signal HVOFF transmitted to the high potential side.
- VPW rises and the signal VNE rises in synchronization with the falling edge of the signal HVOFF.
- the signal NNOFF rises in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal VPW due to the logical sum in the OR circuit 316, and the high potential error signal HVdesat does not occur due to the logical product in the AND circuit 315.
- the signal NNOFF is input to the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114, the drive signal HO falls steeply, and the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 is hard cut off.
- the low potential error signal LVdesat rises with the detection of the unsaturated voltage.
- the signal INOFF rises in synchronization with the rise of the low potential error signal LVdesat, and the conversion signal LVOFF1 with the second pulse width PW2 rises in synchronization with the rise of the signal INOFF.
- the conversion signal LVOFF1 is level-shifted by the first level shift main circuit 113, whereby the conversion signal HVOFF1 is transmitted to the high potential side. Since the pulse width of the conversion signal HVOFF1 is the second pulse width PW2, the pulse width detection circuit 312 does not generate the signal VPW, and the falling edge detection circuit 312 causes the signal VNE to rise in synchronization with the falling edge of the signal HVOFF. .
- the high potential error signal HVdesat rises in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal VNE.
- the signal NNOFF rises after the elapse of the delay time tr2 from the rising edge of the signal VNE.
- the output of the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114 is set to high impedance, and the drive signal HO falls gently by the soft cutoff circuit 119.
- blocking is implement
- the pulse width is increased when the low potential error signal LVdesat is low, and the pulse width is adjusted short when the low potential error signal LVdesat is high.
- the OFF pulse width adjustment circuit 213 and the OFF pulse width determination circuit adjust the pulse width short when the low potential error signal LVdesat is low and adjust the pulse width long when the low potential error signal LVdesat is high. 214 may be modified.
- Embodiment 3 FIG.
- the signal LVOFF which is a normal off signal
- the low potential error signal LVdesat are distinguished from each other by the pulse width of the pulse signal HVOFF.
- the signal LVOFF which is a normal off signal
- the low potential error signal LVdesat are distinguished from each other on the basis of the difference in the “number of pulses per output” of the pulse signal HVOFF.
- the “number of pulses per output” is the number of pulses that are continuously output per rising edge or falling edge.
- the “number of pulses per output” is two.
- “number of pulses per output” may be simply referred to as “number of pulses”.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit block diagram showing an integrated circuit 101b for driving a semiconductor device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit 101b is also simply referred to as “integrated circuit 101b”.
- the main signal transmission circuit 110 is the same as the first embodiment and the second embodiment in that it includes a first level shift main circuit 113, a primary side signal transmission circuit 111, and a secondary side signal transmission circuit 114. However, this embodiment differs from Embodiments 1 and 2 in that an OFF pulse number determination circuit 217 is provided.
- the main signal transfer circuit 110 delays the input signal HIN at the low voltage level by the delay time tf4 (see FIG. 10) from the falling edge of the input signal HIN in addition to level shifting the input signal HIN at the low voltage level as in the first embodiment.
- the drive signal HO is generated so as to fall.
- the mechanism for generating the falling delay will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 10.
- the signal NNOFF rises in synchronization with the rising edge of the last pulse of the signal HVOFF, and is driven in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal NNOFF.
- the signal HO falls.
- the unsaturated voltage detection circuit 121 outputs the low potential error signal LVdesat when detecting the unsaturated voltage of the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102, as in the first and second embodiments.
- An integrated circuit 101b shown in FIG. 7 is obtained by replacing the primary side circuit 112a and the secondary side circuit 115a of Embodiment 2 with a primary side circuit 112b and a secondary side circuit 115b.
- the primary side circuit 112b includes an OFF pulse number adjustment circuit 216 instead of the OFF pulse width adjustment circuit 213 of the second embodiment.
- the secondary circuit 115b includes an OFF pulse number determination circuit 217 instead of the OFF pulse width determination circuit 214 of the second embodiment.
- the primary side circuit 112 b includes an input logic circuit 201, a primary side signal transmission circuit 111, and an OFF pulse number adjustment circuit 216.
- the primary side signal transmission circuit 111 has an ON pulse generation circuit 211 and an OFF pulse generation circuit 212.
- the ON pulse generation circuit 211 When the low potential error signal LVdesat is low, the ON pulse generation circuit 211 outputs the signal LVON of the third pulse number PN3 in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal INON, and the OFF pulse generation circuit 212 synchronizes with the rising edge of the signal INOFF.
- a signal LVOFF having the first pulse number PN1 is output.
- the first pulse number PN1 is “2”
- the third pulse number PN3 is “1”.
- the OFF pulse generation circuit 212 cooperates with the OFF pulse number adjustment circuit 216 to synchronize with the rising edge of the signal INOFF, and is different from the first pulse number PN1.
- the “conversion signal LVOFF2” having the number of pulses PN2 is output.
- the second pulse number PN2 is “1”.
- the OFF pulse number adjustment circuit 216 is a circuit that adjusts the number of pulses of the signal LVOFF generated by the OFF pulse generation circuit 212.
- the OFF pulse number adjustment circuit 216 sets the number of pulses of the signal LVOFF to the first pulse number PN1, that is, two when the low potential error signal LVdesat is low.
- the OFF pulse number adjustment circuit 216 reduces the pulse number of the signal LVOFF to a second pulse number PN2 different from the first pulse number PN1.
- the first pulse number PN1 is “2”
- the second pulse number PN2 is “1”
- PN1 is larger than PN2.
- the OFF pulse number adjustment circuit 216 cooperates with the input logic circuit 201 and the OFF pulse generation circuit 212, and the normal signal LVOFF is a pulse per output.
- Different numbers of “conversion signals LVOFF2” can be input to the first level shift main circuit 113.
- the conversion signal LVOFF2 is level-shifted to “conversion signal HVOFF2” by the first level shift main circuit 113.
- the secondary circuit 115b has an OFF pulse number determination circuit 217, a secondary signal transmission circuit 114, and a soft cutoff circuit 119.
- the OFF pulse number determination circuit 217 is a circuit that determines the number of pulses of the signal HVOFF output from the first level shift main circuit 113. When determining that the number of pulses of the signal HVOFF is the first number of pulses PN1, the OFF pulse number determination circuit 217 sets the high potential error signal HVdesat to low and outputs the signal NNOFF without providing a delay.
- the OFF pulse number determination circuit 217 determines that the number of pulses of the signal HVOFF is the second pulse number PN2, that is, when it is determined that the conversion signal HVOFF2 is output from the first level shift main circuit 113,
- the high potential error signal HVdesat is set to high, and the signal NNOFF is output after a predetermined delay time tf2 has elapsed.
- the high potential error signal HVdesat is supplied to the soft cutoff circuit 119 and becomes a soft cutoff start signal.
- the soft cutoff circuit 119 gently drives the drive signal HO so that the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 is softly shut off when the high potential error signal HVdesat is input. Fall down.
- the unsaturated voltage is detected and the low potential error signal LVdesat is generated on the low potential side, and the low potential error signal LVdesat is appropriately transmitted to the high potential side and short-circuited. Protection can be performed.
- the OFF pulse number determination circuit 217 delays the delay time tf2, and then the signal NNOFF is transmitted to the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114.
- the signal NNOFF is supplied to the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114, the secondary side signal transmission circuit 114 steeply drops the drive signal HO. As a result, the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 is sharply cut off.
- 8 and 9 are circuit block diagrams showing part of the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit 101b according to the third embodiment of the present invention. 8 and 9 show specific circuit configurations of the OFF pulse generation unit 218 and the OFF pulse number determination circuit 217 when the first pulse number PN1 is two and the second pulse number PN2 is one. It is shown.
- FIG. 8 shows an example of a specific circuit configuration of the OFF pulse generation unit 218 of the present embodiment.
- the OFF pulse generation unit 218 includes a first one-shot pulse generation circuit 401, a second one-shot pulse generation circuit 402, a NOT circuit 403, an AND circuit 404, and a delay circuit 405.
- the input logic signal INOFF is input to the first one-shot pulse generation circuit 401.
- An output signal of the first one-shot pulse generation circuit 401 is input to the OR circuit 406.
- the AND circuit 404 receives the input logic signal INOFF and an inverted signal obtained by inverting the low potential error signal LVdesat by the NOT circuit 403.
- the output signal of the AND circuit 404 is input to the delay circuit 405, and the output signal of the delay circuit 405 is input to the second one-shot pulse generation circuit 402.
- the output signal of the second one-shot pulse generation circuit 402 is input to the OR circuit 406.
- the output signal of the OR circuit 406 becomes the signal LVOFF.
- the OFF pulse generation unit 218 adjusts the number of pulses according to the low potential error signal LVdesat by switching the driving of the second one-shot pulse generation circuit 402 by the low potential error signal LVdesat. In the specific example of FIG. 8, when the low potential error signal LVdesat is low, the number of pulses is two, and when the low potential error signal LVdesat is high, the number of pulses is one. That is, in the specific example of FIG. 8, the number of pulses is reduced when the low potential error signal LVdesat is high, compared to the number of pulses when the low potential error signal LVdesat is low.
- FIG. 9 shows an example of a specific circuit configuration of the OFF pulse number determination circuit 217.
- the OFF pulse number determination circuit 217 includes a first pulse falling edge detection circuit 411, a second pulse rising edge detection circuit 412, a second pulse falling edge detection circuit 413, a filter circuit 414, an OR circuit 415, and a NOT circuit 416. And an AND circuit 417.
- the first pulse falling edge detection circuit 411 is a circuit that generates the signal VFE.
- the signal VFE falls in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal HVON, and rises in synchronization with the falling edge of the first pulse of the signal HVOFF.
- the second pulse rising edge detection circuit 412 is a circuit that generates a signal VSP based on the signal VFE and the signal HVOFF.
- the signal VSP rises in synchronization with the rising edge of the second pulse of the signal HVOFF, and falls in synchronization with the falling edge of the signal VFE.
- the second pulse falling edge detection circuit 413 is a circuit that generates the signal VSE.
- the signal VSE falls in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal HVON, and rises after the delay time tf3 has elapsed from the falling edge of the last pulse of the signal HVOFF.
- the signal VSP and the signal VSE that has passed through the filter circuit 414 are input to the OR circuit 415.
- the output signal of the OR circuit 415 becomes the signal NNOFF.
- An inverted signal obtained by inverting the signal VSP by the NOT circuit 416 and the signal VSE are input to the AND circuit 417.
- the output signal of the AND circuit 417 becomes the high potential error signal HVdesat.
- the integrated circuit 101b converts the information of the low potential error signal LVdesat into the high potential error signal HVdesat having a high voltage level and inputs the high potential error signal HVdesat to the soft cutoff circuit 119.
- the integrated circuit 101b converts the low-potential error signal LVdesat into a pulse signal as the first conversion signal LVOFF2 as in the second embodiment. Input to the level shift main circuit 113.
- the “conversion signal LVOFF2” according to the third embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that it is not a pulse width but a signal in which the number of pulses per output is different from the signal LVOFF.
- the high potential error signal HVdesat is output.
- the high potential error signal HVdesat can be generated based on the conversion signal HVOFF2 obtained by level-shifting the conversion signal LVOFF2 by the first level shift main circuit 113.
- the low potential error signal LVdesat can be converted into the high potential error signal HVdesat.
- the function of adjusting the number of pulses by the OFF pulse number adjustment circuit 216 causes the normal off signal on the high potential side (secondary side) due to the difference in the number of pulses of the pulse signal HVOFF.
- HVOFF and conversion signal HVOFF2 can be distinguished.
- the low potential error signal LVdesat can be transmitted to the high potential side using the difference in the number of pulses. According to such information transmission based on the difference in the number of pulses, the drive period of the level shift main circuit 113 can be shortened, and current consumption and heat generation can be suppressed.
- FIG. 10 is a time chart showing the operation of the semiconductor device driving integrated circuit 101b according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- a period Ta indicates a normal sequence.
- the period Tb shows a sequence when the unsaturated voltage is detected when the input signal HIN is high.
- the signal LVON rises as a pulse signal having the third pulse number PN3 in synchronization with the rise of the input signal HIN, and the drive signal HO rises in synchronization with the rise of the signal HVON.
- the signal LVOFF rises as a pulse signal having the first pulse number PN1 in synchronization with the falling edge of the input signal HIN
- the signal VFE rises in synchronization with the falling edge of the first pulse of the signal HVOFF
- the signal VSP becomes the signal HVOFF. It rises in synchronization with the rising edge of the second pulse.
- the signal VSE rises after the elapse of the delay time tf3 from the falling edge of the second pulse.
- the signal VSP rises before the signal VSE
- the signal NNOFF rises in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal VSP
- the high potential error signal HVdesat is not generated. Therefore, the drive signal HO falls steeply as usual in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal NNOFF, and the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 is sharply cut off.
- the low potential error signal LVdesat rises with the detection of the unsaturated voltage.
- the signal INOFF rises in synchronization with the rise of the low potential error signal LVdesat, and the signal LVOFF rises as a pulse signal having the second pulse number PN2 in synchronization with the rise of the signal INOFF.
- the signal VFE rises in synchronization with the falling edge of the first pulse of the signal HVOFF, but the signal VSP is not generated because there is no second and subsequent pulses.
- the signal VSE rises after the delay time tf3 has elapsed from the falling edge of the first pulse, and the high potential error signal HVdesat rises in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal VSE.
- the signal NNOFF rises after the delay time tf2 has elapsed from the rising edge of the signal VSE.
- the drive signal HO falls gently in synchronization with the rising edge of the high potential error signal HVdesat, and falls sharply in synchronization with the rising edge of the signal NNOFF. With this operation, it is possible to realize soft cutoff when the high potential side semiconductor switching element 102 is short-circuited.
- the number of pulses is two when the low potential error signal LVdesat is low and the number of pulses is one when the low potential error signal LVdesat is high.
- the OFF pulse number adjustment circuit 216 and the OFF pulse number determination circuit 217 are set so that the number of pulses is increased when the low potential error signal LVdesat is high compared to the number of pulses when the low potential error signal LVdesat is low. May be modified.
- the number of pulses may be one when the low potential error signal LVdesat is low, and the number of pulses may be two when the low potential error signal LVdesat is high.
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図1は、本発明の実施の形態1にかかる半導体デバイス駆動用集積回路101を示す回路ブロック図である。以下、半導体デバイス駆動用集積回路101を、単に「集積回路101」とも称す。集積回路101は、主信号伝達回路110と、不飽和電圧検知回路121と、第2レベルシフト主回路118と、ソフト遮断回路119とを有している。また、集積回路101は、低電圧レベルで動作する一次側回路112と、高電圧レベルで動作する二次側回路115を備えている。一次側回路112には、主信号伝達回路110が備える一次側信号伝達回路111が含まれている。二次側回路115には、主信号伝達回路110が備える二次側信号伝達回路114と、ソフト遮断回路119とが含まれている。
上述した実施の形態1においては、通常オフ信号である信号LVOFFと低電位エラー信号LVdesatとを互いに区別するために、これらの信号を別々にレベルシフトするための第1レベルシフト主回路113と第2レベルシフト主回路118とを設けている。一方、以下説明する実施の形態2では、信号LVOFFをレベルシフトする第1レベルシフト主回路113を利用して、低電位エラー信号LVdesatを高電位側へと伝達する。これにより複数のレベルシフト主回路を設けなくとも済むので、回路面積の縮小が可能である。低電位エラー信号LVdesatを通常オフ信号と区別しつつ高電位側へ伝達するために、実施の形態2においては、信号HVOFFのパルス幅により2つの信号を区別する。
上述した実施の形態2においては、パルス信号HVOFFのパルス幅によって、通常オフ信号である信号LVOFFと低電位エラー信号LVdesatとを互いに区別している。一方、実施の形態3では、パルス信号HVOFFの「一出力当たりのパルス数」の違いを基準として、通常オフ信号である信号LVOFFと低電位エラー信号LVdesatとを互いに区別する。「一出力あたりのパルス数」とは、立ち上がりエッジ又は立下りエッジ一つ当たりに対して連続出力されるパルスの数のことである。例えば他の信号の立ち上がりエッジに応答して立ち上がるパルス信号の場合に、この立ち上がりエッジ一つあたりに2つのパルスが出力される場合、「一出力あたりのパルス数」は2個である。以下、説明の便宜上、「一出力あたりのパルス数」を単に「パルス数」と簡略に述べることがある。
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- 第1電圧レベルを有する入力信号をレベルシフトする第1レベルシフト回路を含み、前記入力信号に基づいて前記第1電圧レベルよりも高い第2電圧レベルを有する駆動信号を生成する信号伝達回路と、
前記駆動信号で駆動される半導体スイッチング素子の不飽和電圧を検知した場合に、前記第1電圧レベルを有する第1エラー信号を出力する不飽和電圧検知回路と、
を備え、
前記第1エラー信号をレベルシフトすることにより又は前記第1エラー信号をパルス信号に変換した変換信号をレベルシフトした信号により、前記第2電圧レベルを有する第2エラー信号を生成し、
前記第2エラー信号が入力されると前記半導体スイッチング素子をソフト遮断させるように前記半導体スイッチング素子の駆動信号を変更するソフト遮断回路を、さらに備える半導体デバイス駆動回路。 - 第2レベルシフト回路を備え、
前記第2レベルシフト回路を用いて前記第1エラー信号をレベルシフトすることにより前記第2エラー信号を生成する請求項1に記載の半導体デバイス駆動回路。 - 前記変換信号を前記第1レベルシフト回路に入力し、前記変換信号を前記第1レベルシフト回路でレベルシフトした信号に基づいて前記第2エラー信号を生成する請求項1に記載の半導体デバイス駆動回路。
- 前記信号伝達回路は、前記第1レベルシフト回路の前段に設けられた一次側信号伝達回路と、前記第1レベルシフト回路の後段に設けられた二次側信号伝達回路と、を含み、
前記一次側信号伝達回路は、前記入力信号の立ち上がりエッジに応答して前記第1電圧レベルの第1オンパルス信号を生成し、前記入力信号の立ち下がりエッジに応答して前記第1電圧レベルの第1オフパルス信号を生成し、
前記第1レベルシフト回路は、前記第1オンパルス信号をレベルシフトして前記第2電圧レベルの第2オンパルス信号を生成し、前記第1オフパルス信号をレベルシフトして前記第2電圧レベルの第2オフパルス信号を生成し、
前記二次側信号伝達回路は、前記第2オンパルス信号の入力に応答して立上がり前記第2オフパルス信号の入力に応答して立ち下がるパルス信号を前記駆動信号として生成し、
前記変換信号は、前記第1オフパルス信号とはパルス幅が異なり、
前記第1オフパルス信号に代えて前記変換信号を前記第1レベルシフト回路に入力し、
前記変換信号を前記第1レベルシフト回路でレベルシフトした信号に基づいて前記第2エラー信号を生成する請求項3に記載の半導体デバイス駆動回路。 - 前記信号伝達回路は、前記第1レベルシフト回路の前段に設けられた一次側信号伝達回路と、前記第1レベルシフト回路の後段に設けられた二次側信号伝達回路と、を含み、
前記一次側信号伝達回路は、前記入力信号の立ち上がりエッジに応答して前記第1電圧レベルの第1オンパルス信号を生成し、前記入力信号の立ち下がりエッジに応答して前記第1電圧レベルの第1オフパルス信号を生成し、
前記第1レベルシフト回路は、前記第1オンパルス信号をレベルシフトして前記第2電圧レベルの第2オンパルス信号を生成し、前記第1オフパルス信号をレベルシフトして前記第2電圧レベルの第2オフパルス信号を生成し、
前記二次側信号伝達回路は、前記第2オンパルス信号の入力に応答して立上がり前記第2オフパルス信号の入力に応答して立ち下がるパルス信号を前記駆動信号として生成し、
前記変換信号は、前記第1オフパルス信号とは一出力あたりのパルス数が異なり、
前記第1オフパルス信号に代えて前記変換信号を前記第1レベルシフト回路に入力し、
前記変換信号を前記第1レベルシフト回路でレベルシフトした信号に基づいて前記第2エラー信号を生成する請求項3に記載の半導体デバイス駆動回路。
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