Title :
A dual high-current high-voltage driver
Author :
Shields, Robin ; Pease, Robert A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Semicond. Ltd., Greenock, UK
fDate :
10/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A high-current driver which can control two independent 1.6-A, 20-V loads is described. Inductively-induced flyback voltage transients are clamped internally to safe voltages, for inductance values up to 80 mH. Short-circuit load conditions are tolerated and controlled
Keywords :
bipolar integrated circuits; driver circuits; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; overcurrent protection; overvoltage protection; power integrated circuits; reference circuits; 1.6 A; 20 V; dual high-current HV driver; high-current high-voltage driver; inductively-induced flyback voltage transients; internal clamping; short-circuit load conditions; Breakdown voltage; Clamps; Detectors; Driver circuits; Inductance; MOSFETs; Protection; Switches; Switching circuits; Voltage control;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
