A resonant inverter includes a first driver and a second driver for
driving a first and second switching devices, respectively, a dead time
generator for generating a first drive signal and a second drive signal
respectively, a current-controlled oscillator for supplying, to the dead
time generator, an output clock having a frequency determined based on a
first current input to the current-controlled oscillator, and a current
mirror for supplying the first current to the current-controlled
oscillator in an amount proportional to a second current flowing through
an external resistor. The current mirror includes a track/hold circuit,
to supply the second current in an amount equal to an amount of the
second current supplied before a variation in the amount of the second
current, during a transition of an output signal between the first and
second switching devices.