System and Method for a Driver Circuit
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1. A method of operating a gate driving circuit, the method comprising:
- receiving a reference timing pulse;
measuring the received timing pulse according to a local clock generator of the gate driving circuit; and
generating a switching control signal based on the measured received timing pulse.
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a gate driving circuit includes receiving a reference timing pulse, measuring the received timing pulse according to a local clock generator of the gate driving circuit, and generating a switching control signal based on the measured received timing pulse.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of operating a gate driving circuit, the method comprising:
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receiving a reference timing pulse; measuring the received timing pulse according to a local clock generator of the gate driving circuit; and generating a switching control signal based on the measured received timing pulse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A circuit comprising:
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a clock generator; a state machine coupled to the clock generator; and an output driver having an input coupled to a switching control signal output of the state machine, wherein the state machine is configured to receive a reference timing pulse, measure the received reference timing pulse according to the clock generator, and modify the switching control signal based on the measured received reference timing pulse. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A switch driving circuit comprising:
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an output driver configured to be coupled to a control node of a switching transistor; and a control circuit coupled to the output driver, the control circuit configured to measure a reference pulse from a switching control input in a first mode of operation, and produce a first timing delay from the switching control input to an output of the output driver based on the measured reference pulse in a second mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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