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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Abhay Kumar Rai, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Ronald Dean Gillingham, Loveland, CO (US);
Inventors:
Abhay Kumar Rai, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Ronald Dean Gillingham, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
Avago Technologies ECBU IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for slew rate control using a plurality of discrete slew rate levels. The apparatus includes a load switch and a switch controller. The load switch outputs a load voltage to a load. The switch controller generates a switch control signal in response to an enable signal. The switch control signal controls operation of the load switch. The switch controller controls a slew rate of the load switch according to a plurality of discrete slew rate levels.