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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1994
Athos Canclini, Santa Clara, CA (US);
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
Abstract
A switch circuit for a charge pump circuit is disclosed. The switch circuit has a first transistor for conducting current and is controlled by a second, third, and fourth transistor. The second transistor protects the first transistor for excessive gate-to-drain voltage. The third transistor receives the signal for switching the switch circuit and also serves as a cascoding transistor for protecting the fourth transistor from excessive gate-to-drain voltage. Consequently, the switch circuit can withstand high gate-to-drain voltages and has increased reliability. The switch also has a turn-off circuit to facilitate the depletion of charge on the control element of the first transistor. The switch circuit also has a zener diode to insure that excessive voltage is not applied across the gate-to drain of the first transistor.
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