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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:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph L. Sousa, Lawrence, MA (US);
Assignee:
Linear Technology Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/716 ; H03K 1/7687 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/716 ; H03K 1/7687 ;
Abstract
A CMOS switch with compensation circuitry that maintains linearized gate capacitance, said switch capable of selectively processing a signal independent of changes to gate capacitance current. The switch passes signals which are substantially insensitive to changes in source impedance. Thus, the switch processes an analog signal with a minimum of distortion as a result of gate capacitance currents.