Patent ID: 11972924
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. The waveform generator of claim 1, further comprising a third voltage stage comprising:
a third voltage source;
a third switch, wherein a first terminal of the third voltage source is coupled to a first terminal of the third switch;
a third ground reference, wherein a second terminal of the third switch is coupled to the third ground reference;
a third transformer having a third transformer ratio, the third transformer comprising:
a primary winding coupled to a second terminal of the third voltage source and the third ground reference; and
a secondary winding including a first end and second end, the first end coupled to the second end of the secondary winding of the second transformer and the second end of the third transformer is configured to be coupled to the load through the common node; and

a third diode coupled in parallel with the primary winding of the third transformer.