Patent ID: 8330525

Claim:
A system for driving a bipolar junction transistor, the system comprising: a first transistor including a first gate, a first terminal, and a second terminal, the first gate being configured to receive a first control signal, the first terminal being biased to a first predetermined voltage; a second transistor including a second gate, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal, the second gate being configured to receive a second control signal, the fourth terminal being biased to a second predetermined voltage, the second terminal and the third terminal being connected at a first node; a first resistor including a fifth terminal and a sixth terminal, the fifth terminal being connected to the first node, the sixth terminal being connected to a second node; and a capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node; wherein: the second node is connected to a base for a bipolar junction transistor; the first control signal and the second control signal each are related to a pulse-width-modulated signal for a power converter; the power converter includes a primary winding associated with a current; and the bipolar junction transistor is configured to function as a switch related to the current.