Patents by Inventor Apoorva AWASTHY

Apoorva AWASTHY has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Gate driver including gate sense circuit
    Patent number: 10574226
    Abstract: In some examples, a gate driver includes a gate sense pin and a gate sense circuit configured to couple to a node of a transistor via the gate sense pin. The gate sense circuit includes an overcurrent detection circuit configured to detect a first fault condition based on the node before the transistor turns on in a soft switching mode. The gate sense circuit also includes a Miller plateau detection circuit configured to detect a second fault condition based on the node when the transistor is turning on in a hard switching mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Navaneeth Kumar Narayanasamy, Salil Chellappan, Apoorva Awasthy
  • GATE DRIVER INCLUDING GATE SENSE CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20180234088
    Abstract: In some examples, a gate driver includes a gate sense pin and a gate sense circuit configured to couple to a node of a transistor via the gate sense pin. The gate sense circuit includes an overcurrent detection circuit configured to detect a first fault condition based on the node before the transistor turns on in a soft switching mode. The gate sense circuit also includes a Miller plateau detection circuit configured to detect a second fault condition based on the node when the transistor is turning on in a hard switching mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Navaneeth Kumar NARAYANASAMY, Salil CHELLAPPAN, Apoorva AWASTHY