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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Pinkesh Sachdev, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Christopher Umminger, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Pinkesh Sachdev, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Christopher Umminger, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Linear Technology Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/613 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A switching circuit approximating the fast switching characteristics and small forward voltage drop of an ideal diode is provided. The switching circuit may include a voltage multiplier circuit, a reservoir capacitor and a pull up switch configured to be coupled to the control terminal of a semiconductor switch.