This application relates to methods and apparatus for clipping prevention. A driver apparatus for driving a transducer has a switching driver configured to switch at least one output node between different switching voltages with a controlled duty-cycle to drive an output signal across the transducer. A clipping prevention controller is configured to control a gain applied to the input signal so as to provide limiting of the input signal to avoid clipping of the output signal. The clipping prevention controller is configured to dynamically control at least one limiting threshold used to determine when to apply limiting of the input signal based on an indication of load resistance of the transducer and the input voltage to the switching driver.

The application relates to voltage supply in switched-mode driver integrated circuit (IC). The IC has an output bridge with first and second circuit branches, where each of the circuit branches has an output node (102a, 102b) connected between first and second transistor switches (103a, 104a; 103b, 104b) for selectively connecting the output node to respective first and second voltages (VH, VL). There are discrete first and second IC die contacts (208a, 208b) for receiving the first voltage, and the first and second circuit branches are connected to the first and second IC die contacts respectively. Ancillary circuitry (105) is configured to receive a supply voltage from a voltage supply node voltage which is connected to the first and second IC die contacts via respective first and second respectively matched resistances.

A system is provided including a driver architecture including: a first set of devices of a first transistor type; and a second set of devices of a second transistor type different from the first transistor type. The system includes control logic configured to provide control signals to the first set of devices and the second set of devices in association with selectively controlling the first set of devices and the second set of devices. The first set of devices and the second set of devices are configured to selectively drive a load based on the control signals.