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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2024
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
In one example, an apparatus comprises: a first transistor having a first control terminal and first and second current terminals; a capacitor coupled between a switching terminal and the first current terminal; a second transistor having a second control terminal and coupled between the switching terminal and a ground terminal; and a sensing and control circuit having a power terminal, a third current terminal, an enable input and a transistor control output, the third current terminal coupled to the second current terminal, the enable input coupled to the second control terminal, and the transistor control output coupled to the first control terminal.