Patent ID: 8922258

Claim:
A switching element driver integrated circuit comprising: a first insulation circuit configured to receive a driving signal transmitted from a control device and transmit the received driving signal, wherein an input side is insulated from an output side in the first insulation circuit; a driver circuit connected to the first insulation circuit and configured to receive the driving signal transmitted from the first insulation circuit, and drive a switching element on the basis of the received driving signal; a detection circuit configured to detect operation state of the switching element, and configures to generate a detection signal on the basis of the detection result, and configured to output the detection signal; a second insulation circuit connected to the detection circuit and configured to receive the detection result transmitted from the detection circuit and output the detection signal to the control device, wherein an input side is electrically insulated from an output side in the second insulation circuit; a third insulation circuit configured to receive setting data transmitted from the control device and transmit the setting data to the driver circuit and the detection circuit, wherein an input side is electrically insulated from an output side in the third insulation circuit; and a setting circuit connected to the third insulation circuit, the driver circuit and the detection circuit, and configured to receive the setting data transmitted from the third insulation circuit and provide the received setting data to the driver circuit and the detection circuit, wherein the driver circuit and the detection circuit operates on the basis of the received setting data.