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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2023
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc., Kirkland, WA (US);
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc., Kirkland, WA (US);
Abstract
A cascode switch device includes a normally-on switch device, a normally-off switch device, and a gate driver. The normally-on switch device has a first terminal, a second terminal and a control terminal. The normally-off switch device has a first terminal, a second terminal and a control terminal. The first terminal of the normally-off switch device is coupled to the second terminal of the normally-on switch device, and the control terminal of the normally-off switch device is coupled to the control terminal of the normally-on switch device. The gate driver is configured to provide a gate driver signal to the control terminal of the normally-on switch device to control a switching slew rate of a voltage at the first terminal of the normally-on switch device. The normally-on switch device is turned on or turned off in response to the gate driver signal.