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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2020
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Marco Zamprogno, Cesano Maderno, IT;
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
A method includes pre-charging a parasitic capacitance of a control node that is coupled to a control terminal of first and second transistors that have respective current paths that form a switched current path coupled between a load node and a storage node. Pre-charging the parasitic capacitance includes: making conductive a first auxiliary transistor that has a current path coupled between the storage node and the control node, or making conductive a second auxiliary transistor that has a current path coupled between the load node and the control node. The method further includes, after pre-charging the parasitic capacitance, making the switched current path conductive to couple the load node to the storage node.