High-side driver

• US 7,746,148 B2
• Filed: 11/27/2008
• Issued: 06/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inergy Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Inergy Technology, Inc.
• Inventors: Hsu, Hsien-Wen
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DINH THANH
• Application Number:
  US12/324,843
• Publication Number:
  US 20090256619A1
• Time in Patent Office: 579 Days
• Field of Search: 326 61- 63, 326 80- 81, 327/306, 327/333
• US Class Current: 327/333
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/161 in field-effect transistor switches
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/6877 the control circuit comprising active elements different from those used in the output circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 19/017545 Coupling arrangements; Impedance matching circuits

Abstract

A high-side driving circuit is provided, where Q terminal and Q terminal of the latch circuit respectively feed back to the first switch and the second switch, which may control asymmetric impedance, such that the high-side driving circuit can prevent noise.

Claims

1. A high-side driver, comprising:

a first impedance element having a terminal electrically coupled with a power supply;

a first switch electrically coupled in parallel with the first impedance element;

a second impedance element has a terminal electrically coupled with another terminal of the first impedance element;

a first transistor having a drain electrically coupled with another terminal of the second impedance element;

a third impedance element having a terminal electrically coupled with the power supply;

a second switch electrically coupled in parallel with the third impedance element;

a fourth impedance element having a terminal electrically coupled with another terminal of the third impedance element;

a second transistor having a drain electrically coupled with another terminal of the fourth impedance element;

a signal generator has a first pulse output terminal and a second pulse output terminal, wherein the first pulse output terminal is electrically coupled with a gate of the first transistor, the second pulse output terminal is electrically coupled with a gate of the second transistor;

a latch circuit having a set terminal, a reset terminal and a first output terminal and a second output terminal, wherein the set terminal is electrically coupled with the drain of the first transistor, the reset terminal is electrically coupled with the drain of the second transistor and another terminal of the fourth impedance element, the first output terminal is electrically coupled with the first switch, the second output terminal is electrically coupled with the second switch; and

a controller for controlling the signal generator to selectively output a first pulse signal or a second pulse signal.

2. The high-side driver as claimed in claim 1, wherein resistance value of the first impedance element approximately equals resistance value of the third impedance element, and resistance value of the second impedance element approximately equals resistance value of the fourth impedance element.

3. The high-side driver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first pulse output terminal outputs the first pulse signal to turn on the first transistor, than the first output terminal of the latch circuit outputs a high level electric potential, and the second output terminal of the latch circuit outputs a low level electric potential.

4. The high-side driver as claimed in claim 3, wherein the high level electric potential enables the first switch to cut off, and the low level electric potential enables the second switch to turn on.

5. The high-side driver as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first output terminal continuously outputs the high level electric potential.

6. The high-side driver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second pulse output terminal outputs the second pulse signal to turn on the second transistor, than the second output terminal of the latch circuit outputs a high level electric potential, and the first output terminal of the latch circuit outputs a low level electric potential.

7. The high-side driver as claimed in claim 6, wherein the low level electric potential enables the first switch to turn on, and the high level electric potential enables the second switch to cut off.

8. The high-side driver as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first output terminal continuously outputs the low level electric potential.