A Level Shifter Applied to Segmented Driving Circuit of Wide Bandgap Power Devices

Abstract

A level shifter applied to a segmented driving circuit of a wide bandgap power device, including a level conversion module, a digital logic processing module and an RS latch module, wherein the power rail conversion module uses LDMOS to convert signals in low voltage regions to high In the level voltage area, low-voltage MOSFETs are used to process signals in the high-voltage area; the digital logic processing module is used to detect the change of the output signal of the power rail conversion module, and quickly transmit the signal to the RS latch module; the RS latch module is used to The output signal is stabilized at the set level value to prevent malfunction due to interference; in some embodiments, an auxiliary pull-up module is set between the level conversion module and the digital logic processing module to reduce the dynamics of the level shifter power consumption. The invention solves the false triggering problem of the level shifter through logic design, and improves the response speed of the circuit. Meanwhile, the invention also has the characteristics of zero static power consumption and low dynamic power consumption.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of gate driving of high-voltage power devices, and in particular relates to a level shifter applied to segmental driving circuits of wide-bandgap power devices. Background technique [0002] Compared with traditional Si-based power devices, wide-bandgap semiconductor power devices have lower parasitic effects and better heat resistance, and are more suitable for high frequency and miniaturization requirements. Therefore, wide bandgap semiconductor power devices represented by GaN and SiC will have very large application scenarios. [0003] Wide bandgap semiconductor power devices are mainly used in high voltage and high switching frequency. The increase in speed of wide bandgap semiconductor power devices will inevitably increase the dv / dt and di / dt of related nodes, which will not only increase the noise of the electronic system, but also Severe cases will damage related components. These effects are espe...

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Problems solved by technology

At present, the high-speed level shifter often uses a short pulse sampling level shifter circuit. When the input signal is aperiodic signal and feedback signal, the output of the uninitialized level shifter may have an error signal, resulting in the failure of the drive circuit. confusion

Especially for the fully integrated segment drive circuit, the output logic error of the level shifter will cause the subsequent logic to be in a chaotic state

Therefore, while the level shifter achieves high speed, it also needs a corresponding startup and reset circuit to prevent false triggering of the logic, adding redundant pins

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