Abstract: A gate driver communication system includes a cored transformer including a primary coil and a secondary coil configured to receive power signals and uplink data signals from the primary coil; a primary side power signal generator coupled to the primary coil and configured to generate the power signals having a first frequency; a primary side data transmitter coupled to the primary coil and configured to generate the uplink data signals having a second frequency different from the first frequency; and a primary side controller configured to allocate the power signals and the uplink data signals to the primary coil according to a plurality of time slots, wherein the power signals are allocated to first time slots of the plurality of time slots and the uplink data signals are allocated to second times slots of the plurality of time slots.

Abstract: A device for hooking up a signal-outputting mechanism with two potential sensors each of which has allocated to it two evaluation terminals, wherein the potentials of the evaluation terminals depend inversely on the resistances between the respective evaluation terminals.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method that provide a bias voltage to a charge pump circuit are described. An example apparatus includes: a bias voltage generator that receives a first voltage and provides a second voltage responsive to the first voltage; a charge pump circuit that receives an input signal and provides the first voltage. The charge pump circuit includes an inverter and a bias transistor. The inverter receives the input signal and provides a third voltage. The bias transistor coupled between a power node having a power supply voltage and a slew rate driver of the inverter. The bias transistor receives the second voltage and provides a power supply voltage to the slew rate driver responsive to the second voltage less than a threshold voltage and stops providing the power supply voltage to the slew rate driver responsive to the second voltage greater than the threshold voltage.

Abstract: Provided is a driver circuit that controls an output unit that switches whether or not to supply a current to an output line, in accordance with a potential difference between a first control signal to be input and a voltage of the output line. The driver circuit comprises a control line that transmits the first control signal to the output unit; a low potential line to which a predetermined reference potential is applied; a first connection switching unit that switches whether or not to connect the control line and the low potential line, in accordance with a second control signal; and a cutoff unit that is provided in series with the first connection switching unit between the control line and the low potential line and cuts off the control line and the low potential line based on a potential of the low potential line.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a pair of input terminals or receiving a first input signal and a second input signal each of which changes between potentials in a predetermined range via a pair of transmission paths which include a first transmission path and a second transmission path; a first reception circuit which compares in potential the first input signal with the second input signal, and generates a first output signal based on a comparison result therebetween; a second reception circuit which generates a second output signal based on a comparison result of comparing in potential at least one of the first input signal and the second input signal with a reference potential.

Abstract: A device for controlling a first voltage with a second voltage includes a first terminal of application of the second voltage and a second terminal for supplying the first voltage. A comparator has a first input terminal connected to the first terminal and has a second input terminal receiving information representative of the first voltage. At least one first current source of programmable intensity is connected to the second input terminal of the comparator.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for active harmonics cancellation. A wireless charging apparatus includes a wireless-power transfer circuit comprising a wireless-power transfer coil configured to generate or couple to a magnetic field to transfer or receive power and a plurality of tuning capacitors electrically coupled to the wireless-power transfer coil. The apparatus also includes a power converter circuit electrically coupled to the wireless-power transfer circuit. Additionally, the apparatus includes a signal generation circuit different from the power converter circuit and electrically coupled to one or more nodes between capacitors of the plurality of tuning capacitors. The signal generation circuit is configured to generate and inject a signal into the wireless-power transfer circuit at the nodes between the capacitors. The signal generation circuit includes a rejection filter tuned to an operating frequency of the wireless-power transfer coil.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor integrated circuit device comprises first and second transistors having control terminals receiving an input signal and an inversion signal of the input signal, third and fourth transistors having control terminals receiving the input signal and the inversion signal, first and second inverters in which outputs are connected to inputs of other converters, and a fifth transistor connected to the first to fourth transistors. The third and fourth transistors are connected to outputs of the second and the first inverters. Clock signal is supplied to the fifth transistor.

Abstract: A circuit comprises an H-bridge circuit that includes a pair of current sources and a plurality of transistors. The H-bridge circuit includes a first output and a second output. One of the current sources is coupled to receive a supply voltage. A control circuit is configured to control, based on a sum of voltages on the first and second outputs, current of at least one of the current sources through at least some of the plurality of transistors.

Abstract: A rapid shutdown device and a photovoltaic system are provided. The photovoltaic system includes an inverter and multiple serially-connected photovoltaic elements. The rapid shutdown device includes a switching circuit, a control circuit, a communication circuit and an auxiliary power circuit. The switching circuit includes a first switch and a second switch. A first terminal of the first switch is electrically connected with the positive terminal of a first photovoltaic element. A second terminal of the first switch is electrically connected with the negative terminal of a second photovoltaic element. A first terminal of the second switch is electrically connected with the negative terminal of the first photovoltaic element. The communication circuit receives a command signal from the inverter and transmits it to the control circuit. The control circuit controls the first switch and the second switch to turn on or turn off according to the command signal.

Abstract: A power module according to the present invention switches an operation mode between a control mode where an ON/OFF operation of a switching element having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode is controlled, and a deterioration determination mode where the deterioration is determined based on information including ?Vgs based on information including a threshold voltage detected before a stress current is supplied to the switching element and a threshold voltage detected after the stress current is supplied to the switching element. According to the power module of the present invention, the deterioration can be determined during an operation time and hence, breaking of the device can be prevented, and operation efficiency of the power module can be increased, and a manufacturing cost of the power module can be lowered.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes: a first path suitable for transferring an input signal from a first point to a second point; a second path suitable for transferring the input signal from the second point to a third point; a first phase comparator suitable for comparing an edge of the input signal at the first point with an edge of the input signal at the second point; and a second phase comparator suitable for comparing an edge of the input signal at the second point with an edge of the input signal at the third point, wherein the first path includes a first delay circuit whose delay value is adjusted based on a comparison result of the first phase comparator, and the second path includes a second delay circuit whose delay value is adjusted based on a comparison result of the second phase comparator.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide foreign object detection based on coil current sensing. The transmitter power loss is computed directly based on the coil current, in conjunction with, or in place of the conventional computation based on transmitter input current. The enhanced precision of the computer power loss can be used to more accurately detect a foreign object near the transmitter coil during a wireless power transfer.

Abstract: Provided is a reference voltage circuit including a Zener diode having a cathode connected to a current source via a first node, and an anode connected to a ground point; a first resistor having one end connected to the first node; a second resistor having one end connected to another end of the first resistor; a first diode having an anode connected to another end of the second resistor via a second node, and a cathode connected to the ground point; and a current control circuit configured to generate a control current corresponding to an anode voltage of the first diode so that the current source supplies a reference current corresponding to the control current to the first diode.

Abstract: According to at least one aspect, a filter network is provided. The filter network comprises: an active filter comprising an amplifier (e.g., an operational amplifier), wherein the active filter is configured to add at least one member selected from the group consisting of a pole and a zero to a transfer function of the filter network; a passive filter coupled to the active filter and configured to add at least one pole to the transfer function of the filter network; and a non-inverting amplifier (e.g., a voltage buffer) having an input coupled to the passive filter and an output coupled to the active filter.

Abstract: A system for distributing DC bus voltage and control power to multiple motors includes a rectifier front end supplying a DC bus voltage and a DC control voltage. Both the DC bus voltage and the DC, control voltage are distributed via a common set of conductors. Diodes are operatively connected between the DC control voltage and the common set of conductors. The diodes allow forward conduction of the DC control voltage and distribution of control power to distributed devices when the DC bus voltage is not present. Once the DC bus voltage is present, the diodes block conduction of the DC control voltage. Each of the distributed devices are configured with an internal power supply that is operative to generate an internal control voltage from either the DC control voltage or the DC bus voltage.

Abstract: A switch comprising: a channel path comprising first and second MOS transistors with common source and gate terminals and drain terminals defining first and second terminals of the channel path; and control circuitry comprising: a third MOS transistor comprising: a gate coupled to the common source terminal; a source coupled to the common gate terminal by a resistor; and a drain coupled to a first reference terminal; a first current source coupled between the first reference terminal and the common gate terminal for providing a first current; a second current source coupled between the source terminal of the third MOS transistor and a second reference terminal for providing a second current greater than the first current; and a first switching arrangement configured to selectively enable and disable the first current source; and a second switching arrangement configured to selectively couple the common source terminal to the second reference terminal.

Abstract: A power converter is disclosed. The power converter includes a Single-Input-Multiple-Output (SIMO) device includes a first transistor connected to an input and a first end of an inductor, a second transistor connected to a second end of the inductor and a first output, and a third transistor connected to the second end of the inductor and a second output. The power converter also includes a controller connected to the SIMO device and is configured to maintain a minimum inductor current through the inductor between charging cycles and to cause the minimum inductor current to transition to a charging inductor current during a charging cycle. The charging inductor current is based on a difference between an output voltage signal and a target voltage signal.

Abstract: A driver circuit controls an output unit that switches whether or not to supply a current to an output line, in accordance with a potential difference between a first control signal to be input and a voltage of the output line. The driver circuit has a control line transmitting the first control signal to the output unit; a connection switching unit switching whether or not to connect the control line and the output line; a pre-stage control unit that is provided between a high potential line and a low potential line and selects and outputs a potential of any one of the high potential line and the low potential line in accordance with a second control signal; and a post-stage control unit causing the connection switching unit to connect the control line and the output line when the pre-stage control unit outputs a voltage higher than a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: A RF switching arrangement (400) is described including a bias swap circuit (30). The bias swap circuit switches the bias voltage dependent on the state of the RF switch. This improves the performance of the RF switch without requiring charge pump circuitry.