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Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 26, 2023
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Lei Sun, San Diego, CA (US);

Yongjian Tang, San Diego, CA (US);

Honghao Ji, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/06 (2006.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/162 (2013.01); H03K 17/063 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system includes a bootstrap circuit having an input and an output. The bootstrap circuit includes a boost capacitor having a first terminal and a second terminal, a first transistor coupled between the first terminal of the boost capacitor and the output of the bootstrap circuit, a second transistor, and a third transistor, wherein the second transistor and the third transistor are coupled in series between a gate of the first transistor and the second terminal of the boost capacitor. The system also includes a switch transistor, wherein a gate of the switch transistor is coupled to the output of the bootstrap circuit, and a terminal of the switch transistor is coupled to the input of the bootstrap circuit.


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