A body diode comparator circuit for a synchronous rectified FET driver including
a sample circuit and a comparator. The FET driver has a phase node coupled between
a pair of upper and lower switching FETs and is responsive to a PWM signal having
first and second phases for each cycle. The sample circuit samples an initial voltage
of the phase node during the first phase of the PWM signal and provides a sum voltage
indicative of the initial phase voltage added to the voltage level of the phase
node during the second phase of the PWM signal. The comparator compares the sum
voltage with a predetermined reference voltage and provides an output indicative
of an activation state of the lower FET during the second phase of the PWM signal.
The FET driver turns on the upper FET when the comparator indicates that the lower
FET is off.