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Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 20, 2023
Applicant:

Em Microelectronic-marin SA, Marin, CH;

Inventors:

Christoph Kuratli, La Neuveville, CH;

Lubomir Plavec, Brno, CZ;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/166 (2013.01);
Abstract

A soft switching device (sw) for connecting a power supply to at least one large electronic unit of an electronic system (), so as to be activated via the soft switching device to the power supply. The device comprises a switch component (M) with a control terminal and a current source () connected to the control terminal to control the switch component closure when the current source is activated. The soft switching device also includes a soft transition element (C) of capacitive type between the output terminal () and the control terminal of the switch component (M) so as to gradually close the switch for connection to a power supply.


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