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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bruce C. Larson, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/12 ;
Abstract
A circuit for controlling an electronic semiconductor switching device to limit the in-rush current when an expansion board is plugged into an electronic system. An integrated thin-film capacitor is used in a high-voltage feedback circuit by attenuating the output voltage, which can be substantially greater than the breakdown voltage of the capacitor, with an integrated voltage divider. An adequate slew rate is obtained using a low capacitance by providing a high-impedance internal feedback node that is coupled to the gate of a power FET with a voltage buffer.