Title :
Low-side power output drive stage design and development concerns
Author :
Adams, Reed W. ; Carpenter, John H., Jr. ; Tanaka, Tohru
Author_Institution :
Texas Instrum. Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract :
The low-side driver is designed to generate an output signal across a load by pulling current to ground. Common loads used with power integrated circuit devices include resistors, electronic and passive indicators, and inductors. Careful thought must be put into protecting the IC and the system
Keywords :
driver circuits; electric current; indicators; inductors; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit reliability; power integrated circuits; protection; resistors; IC protection; current; electronic indicators; inductors; loads; low-side driver; low-side power output drive stage design; low-side power output drive stage development; output signal generation; passive indicators; power integrated circuit devices; resistors; system protection; Clamps; Diodes; Driver circuits; Electric breakdown; Inductors; Power integrated circuits; Resistors; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Switches; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting, 2000. Proceedings of the 2000
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6384-1
DOI :
10.1109/BIPOL.2000.886177
