On chip power supply

a technology of integrated circuit and power supply, which is applied in the direction of electronic switching, pulse technique, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of requiring careful timing control, reducing the attractiveness reducing the efficiency of external power utilization, so as to achieve a more conductive “, reduce leakage, and improve the effect of gate driv
US20060145746A1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-07-06METZLER RICHARD A
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
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Current Assignee / Owner
METZLER RICHARD A
Publication Date
2006-07-06
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A technique, for drawing power from the external signal circuit to power on-chip elements for an integrated circuit diode (ICD), utilizes an integrated diode and capacitor. The capacitor is charged by the external applied voltage during the time the ICD blocks the external current flow. The charged capacitor then acts as a battery to power the on-chip circuits to provide active control for the ICD function. This ICD could be provided as a two terminal discrete diode, or integrated onto a larger IC. This same technique can be utilized for a “self powered” MOSFET IC (ICM), utilizing a low power logic signal to trigger an internal circuit which would provide a much larger gate drive than the logic signal could provide. This could also be provided as discrete three terminal components, or integrated into a larger IC.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 451,060 filed Feb. 26, 2003.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention relates to integrated circuit semiconductor diodes and transistors.

[0004] 2. Prior Art

[0005] Semiconductor devices tend to be divided into discrete components and integrated circuits. The discrete devices include single function components such as bipolar transistors, junction field effect transistors, surface field effect transistors, silicon controlled rectifiers, etc. and some integrated components such as insulated gate bipolar transistors. One characteristic that is common to all the discrete components is the lack of external power supply requirements.

[0006] Recently a new form of discrete circuit has entered the market; a highly efficient diode made from surface field effect transistors, an integrated circuit diode (ICD). This circ...

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