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Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 15, 2021
Applicant:

Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Thomas Alan Schmidt, Plano, TX (US);

Sean Patrick McEnroe, McKinney, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/04 (2006.01); H03K 17/042 (2006.01); H03K 17/06 (2006.01); H03K 19/017 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/04 (2013.01); H03K 17/04206 (2013.01); H03K 17/063 (2013.01); H03K 19/017 (2013.01);
Abstract

An analog switch includes an input terminal, an output terminal, a common gate, and a common source. The switch includes a current source which has a first input coupled to a first voltage supply, a control input coupled to receive a gate boost signal, and an output coupled to the common gate. The current source supplies a boost gate current to the common gate during a boost period and supplies a reduced gate current during a second period different than the boost period. The switch includes a clamp circuit which has a first terminal coupled to the common gate, a second terminal coupled to the common source, and a third terminal. The switch includes a Vgs detection circuit which provides the gate boost signal responsive to a conduction of current through the clamp circuit.


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