IP Library Granted Patent US 7,724,034
Granted Patent B2
US 7,724,034 · App. 11/984,122 · Granted May 25, 2010

Floating driving circuit

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Patent No.
US 7,724,034
App. No.
11/984,122
Granted
May 25, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A floating driving circuit according to the present invention comprises an input circuit to receive an input signal. A latch circuit receives a trigger signal for generating a latch signal. The latch signal is used to turn on/off a switch. A coupling capacitor is connected between the input circuit and the latch circuit to generate the trigger signal in response to the input signal. A diode is connected from a voltage source to a floating supply terminal of the latch circuit for charging a capacitor. The capacitor is coupled between the floating supply terminal and a floating ground terminal of the latch circuit to provide a supply voltage to the latch circuit. The latch circuit is controlled by the input signal via the coupling capacitor.

Claims (11)

1. A differential floating driving circuit, comprising:

an input circuit, for receiving an input signal;

a floating differential circuit, for receiving differential trigger signals to generate a set signal and a reset signal;

a floating latch circuit, coupled to said floating differential circuit to receive said set signal and said reset signal for generating a latch signal to turn on/off a switch; and

coupling capacitors, coupled between said input circuit and said floating differential circuit to generate said differential trigger signals in response to said input signal wherein first terminals of said coupling capacitors are directly coupled to said input circuit and second terminals of said coupling capacitors are directly coupled to said floating differential circuit, said differential trigger signals generated in a differential mode;

wherein said floating latch circuit changes a state of said latch signal in response to a change of said differential trigger signals.

2. The differential floating driving circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said floating latch circuit has a positive feedback.

3. The differential floating driving circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said floating differential circuit comprises:

a first comparator, for generating said reset signal;

a second comparator, for generating said set signal; and

a resistive device, coupled between negative input terminals of said first comparator and said second comparator, wherein said negative input terminals of said first comparator and said second comparator are connected to input terminals of said floating differential circuit, a positive input terminal of said first comparator being connected to said negative input terminal of said second comparator via a first threshold, a positive input terminal of said second comparator being connected to said negative input terminal of said first comparator via a second threshold.

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT RECORDED AT REEL 046410, FRAME 0933 Recorded Jun 22, 2023
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC; FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 22, 2018
From: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2017
From: FAIRCHILD (TAIWAN) CORPORATION (FORMERLY SYSTEM GENERAL CORPORATION)
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 22, 2017
From: SYSTEM GENERAL CORPORATION
To: FAIRCHILD (TAIWAN) CORPORATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2017
From: TSU, PEI-SHENG; YANG, TA-YUNG
To: SYSTEM GENERAL CORP.
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