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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Davy H. Choi, Garland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/45 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/45 ;
Abstract
A method for affecting speed of transition of a closed loop circuit from an initial state to a steady state during a transition period; the closed loop circuit including a switching unit effecting the transition in response to a gating signal applied to a gate locus at a value greater than a predetermined threshold potential; includes the steps of: (a) at least one of: (1) clamping the gate locus at a minimum potential greater than ground potential and less than the predetermined threshold potential; and (2) increasing potential at the gate locus at a plurality of various rates during a plurality of segments of the transition period.