Patent ID: 11901881
Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Field: Basic communication processes (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. A method for using a microcontroller unit to control a power switch having a gate input, the method comprising:
generating a gate driver input signal, wherein the gate driver input signal has a first voltage during a first period of time, a second voltage during a second period of time, and toggles between the first voltage and the second voltage during a third period of time;
providing the gate driver input signal to a gate driver causing the gate driver to produce a gate driver output signal based on the gate driver input signal; and
providing the gate driver output signal to the gate input of the power switch;
wherein the gate driver input signal toggles during the third period of time such that the gate driver output signal has a third voltage during the second period of time, and an intermediate voltage that is less than the third voltage during the third period of time.