Power MOSFET driver and method therefor
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1. A power MOSFET driver comprising:
- a first transistor driver coupled to operate from a first voltage having a first value and form a first drive signal operable to drive a first MOS transistor; and
a second transistor driver coupled to operate from a second voltage having a second value and form a second drive signal operable to drive a second MOS transistor.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a power MOSFET driver uses two different voltages for the operating voltage of the two output drivers of the power MOSFET driver.
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20 Claims
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1. A power MOSFET driver comprising:
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a first transistor driver coupled to operate from a first voltage having a first value and form a first drive signal operable to drive a first MOS transistor; and
a second transistor driver coupled to operate from a second voltage having a second value and form a second drive signal operable to drive a second MOS transistor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of forming a power MOSFET driver comprising:
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configuring a first transistor driver of the power MOSFET driver to form a first drive signal having an output voltage value corresponding to a first voltage value of a first power supply; and
configuring a second transistor driver of the power MOSFET driver to form a second drive signal having an output voltage value corresponding to a second voltage value of a second power supply that is less than the first voltage value. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating a power MOSFET driver comprising:
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operating a first transistor driver of the power MOSFET driver from a first operating voltage value; and
operating a second transistor driver of the power MOSFET driver from a second operating voltage value. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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