Programmable logic device with integrated high voltage power FET
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1. A programmable logic device (PLD) comprising:
- a programmable fabric including a plurality of logic elements and a plurality of routing channels;
a plurality of input/output (I/O) blocks; and
a plurality of power transistors,wherein the PLD is programmable to connect one or more of the plurality of I/O blocks, one or more of the plurality of power transistors via the programmable fabric, andwherein each of the plurality of power transistors are selected from a group comprising a double diffused metal oxide semiconductor (DMOS) power transistor, a V-Groove MOS (VMOS) power transistor, and an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT),wherein a first power transistor of the plurality of power transistors is programmable to provide a power supply, and operating characteristics of the power supply is programmable by programming the programmable fabric, andwherein the operating characteristics of the power supply include one or more of voltage levels, turn-on and turn-off sequences, a switching frequency, a voltage ramp rate, tracking between outputs, protection and monitoring.
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Abstract
A programmable logic device (PLD) includes a programmable fabric, a plurality of input/output (I/O) blocks, and a plurality of high voltage power field effect transistors (FETs). The PLD can be programmed to connect one or more of the plurality of I/O blocks, one or more of the plurality of high voltage power transistors via the programmable fabric. Each of the plurality of high voltage power transistors includes a drain pad and a source pad that are exposed via external pins of the PLD.
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18 Claims
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1. A programmable logic device (PLD) comprising:
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a programmable fabric including a plurality of logic elements and a plurality of routing channels; a plurality of input/output (I/O) blocks; and a plurality of power transistors, wherein the PLD is programmable to connect one or more of the plurality of I/O blocks, one or more of the plurality of power transistors via the programmable fabric, and wherein each of the plurality of power transistors are selected from a group comprising a double diffused metal oxide semiconductor (DMOS) power transistor, a V-Groove MOS (VMOS) power transistor, and an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), wherein a first power transistor of the plurality of power transistors is programmable to provide a power supply, and operating characteristics of the power supply is programmable by programming the programmable fabric, and wherein the operating characteristics of the power supply include one or more of voltage levels, turn-on and turn-off sequences, a switching frequency, a voltage ramp rate, tracking between outputs, protection and monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A programmable logic device (PLD) comprising:
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a programmable fabric including a plurality of logic elements and a plurality of routing channels; a plurality of input/output (I/O) blocks; and a plurality of power transistors, wherein the PLD is programmable to connect one or more of the plurality of I/O blocks, one or more of the plurality of power transistors via the programmable fabric, and wherein each of the plurality of power transistors are selected from a group comprising a double diffused metal oxide semiconductor (DMOS) power transistor, a V-Groove MOS (VMOS) power transistor, and an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), wherein a first group of the plurality of power transistors is coupled to provide a first power switch, and wherein a second group of the plurality of power transistors is coupled to provide a second power switch, and wherein the first power switch is a first buck converter, and the second power switch is a second buck converter.
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14. A programmable logic device (PLD) comprising:
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a programmable fabric including a plurality of logic elements and a plurality of routing channels; a plurality of input/output (I/O) blocks; and a plurality of power transistors, wherein the PLD is programmable to connect one or more of the plurality of I/O blocks, one or more of the plurality of power transistors via the programmable fabric, and wherein a first power transistor of the plurality of power transistors is programmable to provide a power supply, and operating characteristics of the power supply is programmable by programming the programmable fabric, and wherein the operating characteristics of the power supply include one or more of voltage levels, turn-on and turn-off sequences, a switching frequency, a voltage ramp rate, tracking between outputs, protection and monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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