US 12,191,847 B2
Method and system of operating a gate driver
Karel Ptacek, Roznov pod Radhostem (CZ); and Jaroslav Knop, Radslavice (CZ)
Assigned to SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed by SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/301,952.
Prior Publication US 2024/0348243 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 7/537 (2006.01); H03K 17/082 (2006.01)
CPC H03K 17/0822 (2013.01) [H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H02M 7/537 (2013.01); H03K 2217/0063 (2013.01); H03K 2217/0072 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a gate driver, the method comprising:
de-asserting a drive-low terminal of the gate driver;
starting a single timer within the gate driver; and after expiration of the single timer
asserting a drive-high terminal of the gate driver responsive to assertion of an in-high terminal of the gate driver; and then
de-asserting the drive-high terminal;
starting the single timer; and after a second expiration of the single timer
asserting the drive-low terminal responsive to assertion of an in-low terminal of the gate driver.