A device for controlling a current controlled switching element includes an output node, a current driver circuit, and detection circuitry. The output node is configured to electrically couple to a control node of the current controlled switching element. The current controlled switching element is configured to change from operating in an off-state to operating in an on-state when a charge supplied to the control node causes a voltage at the control node to be greater than an activation threshold. The current driver circuit configured to output an activation current to the output node in response to a switching signal indicating to change from operating the current controlled switching element from the off-state to the on-state. The detection circuitry is configured to detect, based on the voltage at the control node, when a switching event has occurred while the current driver circuit outputs the activation current.

A device for controlling a current controlled switching element includes an output node, a current driver circuit, and detection circuitry. The output node is configured to electrically couple to a control node of the current controlled switching element. The current controlled switching element is configured to change from operating in an off-state to operating in an on-state when a charge supplied to the control node causes a voltage at the control node to be greater than an activation threshold. The current driver circuit configured to output an activation current to the output node in response to a switching signal indicating to change from operating the current controlled switching element from the off-state to the on-state. The detection circuitry is configured to detect, based on the voltage at the control node, when a switching event has occurred while the current driver circuit outputs the activation current.

An apparatus includes a switch module, a sense circuit coupled to the switch module and configured to indicate an operating conduction mode of the switch module, and a drive circuit operatively coupled to the switch module to enable and disable forward conducting mode of the switch module. Once the switch module is in forward conducting mode, the drive circuit is configured to maintain enablement of the forward conducting mode even if the sense circuit indicates reverse conduction mode.

Disclosed are various embodiments related to dual-gate transistors and associated calibration circuitry. In one embodiment, dual-gate transistors may be configured in a sense amplifier arrangement, and calibration circuitry can be used to adjust an input offset of the sense amplifier. In another embodiment, a reference level voltage utilized in an amplifier with dual-gate transistors can be adjusted during a calibration sequence, and may be substantially unchanged from its nominal value outside of the calibration sequence. In another embodiment, a calibration sequence can be utilized to determine circuit results from a circuit including dual-gate transistors, and to adjust control gates to more closely coincide with expected or desired results. In yet another embodiment, a semiconductor memory device can include a memory array with amplifiers that include dual-gate transistors, as well as associated calibration circuitry.

The present invention disclosed an electrical dual control switch device and the method of controlling thereof. By applying two electrical switches with connection method of conventional mechanical type dual control switch device. The operating status of the electrical switch could be detected by the AC waveform of the power transmission line of the other electrical switch. Therefore, the objection of electrical controlling the loading device will be realized. The loading device could be remotely control and the usage of the power could also effectively calculate. Further the present invention could also protected against overload, work with touch device and sets a timer for automatically shut down the power.

Systems and methods for operating a wireless power transfer device are described. A circuit can generate a first signal that indicates a voltage at a node between a first high-side (HS) transistor and a first low-side (LS) transistor in a switching converter falling below ground. The circuit can delay a gate-source voltage of a second LS transistor in the switching converter to generate a second signal. The circuit can merge the first signal and the second signal to generate a third signal. A controller can use the third signal to trigger a rising edge of a command signal to turn on the first LS transistor at a specific time. The first LS transistor being turned on at the specific time reduces a diode conduction time of a body diode of the first LS transistor.

Systems and methods for operating a wireless power transfer device are described. A circuit can generate a first signal that indicates a voltage at a node between a first high-side (HS) transistor and a first low-side (LS) transistor in a switching converter falling below ground. The circuit can delay a gate-source voltage of a second LS transistor in the switching converter to generate a second signal. The circuit can merge the first signal and the second signal to generate a third signal. A controller can use the third signal to trigger a rising edge of a command signal to turn on the first LS transistor at a specific time. The first LS transistor being turned on at the specific time reduces a diode conduction time of a body diode of the first LS transistor.

A non-contact switch control system includes: a switch set, configured to receive a sensing signal from a sensed target, the switch set including a first non-contact switch and a second non-contact switch, the sensing signal including a first sensing signal and a second sensing signal; a storage unit, configured to store a control program; and a processing unit, connected to the switch set and the storage unit and configured to execute the control program and control the switch set based on the sensing signal. The control program includes: determining whether the first non-contact switch receives the first sensing signal and obtaining a first determination result; in the situation where the first determination result indicates Yes, determining whether the second non-contact switch receives the second sensing signal and obtaining a second determination result; and in the situation where the second determination result indicates Yes, disabling the second non-contact switch.

A non-contact switch control system includes: a switch set, configured to receive a sensing signal from a sensed target, the switch set including a first non-contact switch and a second non-contact switch, the sensing signal including a first sensing signal and a second sensing signal; a storage unit, configured to store a control program; and a processing unit, connected to the switch set and the storage unit and configured to execute the control program and control the switch set based on the sensing signal. The control program includes: determining whether the first non-contact switch receives the first sensing signal and obtaining a first determination result; in the situation where the first determination result indicates Yes, determining whether the second non-contact switch receives the second sensing signal and obtaining a second determination result; and in the situation where the second determination result indicates Yes, disabling the second non-contact switch.

An automatic power off circuit of a non-rebound switch includes: a power switch circuit, the non-rebound switch, a trigger circuit, a controller, and a power on-off control circuit; the trigger circuit is connected with the power switch circuit and the non-rebound switch, and configured to send a turn-on signal to the power switch circuit to turn on the power switch circuit when the non-rebound switch is turned on; the controller is connected with the power switch circuit and configured to detect continuous turn-on time of the non-rebound switch and output a turn-off signal in response to the continuous turn-on time exceeding a preset timing time; the power on-off control circuit is connected with the controller, the power switch circuit and the non-rebound switch, and configured to turn off the power switch circuit by using the turn-off signal. A problem that non-rebound switches cannot be automatically powered off can be solved.