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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2006
David D. Heston, Dallas, TX (US);
Jon E. Mooney, Dallas, TX (US);
David D. Heston, Dallas, TX (US);
Jon E. Mooney, Dallas, TX (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention a method for switching an alternating current signal between at least two paths includes providing, in at least one of the paths, first and second field effect transistors in series. The method also includes providing a control voltage node operable to receive a control voltage and maintaining each of the first and second field effect transistors in pinch-off mode by offsetting a voltage on each gate of the field effect transistors with a DC voltage component other than the control voltage when it is desired for the alternating current not to flow through the at least one path.