Microelectronics, Volume. 51, Issue 4, 487(2021)
A Buck-Boost Negative Voltage Circuit for Turning-Off Depletion-Mode GaN Devices
A buck-boost negative shutdown voltage generation circuit was designed. By introducing a dynamically adjustable off-time timing module, a segmented current-limit module and a ripple based high speed detection module, a stable negative gate voltage supply was achieved during the fast switching of depleted GaN devices, which effectively eliminated the occurrence of Miller open when depletion-mode GaN devices were used in high-voltage applications. The circuit was designed and simulated in a 035 μm BCD process. The results showed that the circuit could output stably a negative voltage of -14 V in a wide input range, the operating efficiency could reach 80%~87% under 20~130 mA constant load current. The output voltage of GaN device kept stable during gate switches switching at 05~1 MHz operating frequency. This circuit met the needs of high voltage applications.
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XU Qifei, MAO Shuai, FENG Xudong, MING Xin, ZHANG Bo. A Buck-Boost Negative Voltage Circuit for Turning-Off Depletion-Mode GaN Devices[J]. Microelectronics, 2021, 51(4): 487
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Received: Oct. 12, 2020
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Published Online: Feb. 21, 2022
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