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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Xi'an M3 Semiconductor Inc, Xian, CN;
Inventors:
Nuo Lou, Xian, CN;
Bo Yang, Allen, TX (US);
Xiaoyu Xi, Dallas, TX (US);
David Meng, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Xi'an M3 Semiconductor Inc., Xian, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/0812 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/08122 (2013.01); H03K 2217/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a transistor coupled to a load through an output terminal of a load switch IC, a gate drive circuit connected to a gate of the transistor, wherein the gate drive circuit is configured such that in a short circuit event, a voltage on the gate of the transistor is gradually reduced, and wherein as a result of reducing the voltage on the gate of the transistor gradually, a negative voltage occurring at the output terminal of the load switch IC is minimized.