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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2007
Hynek Saman, Beroun, CZ;
Peter Murin, Polltar, SK;
Martin Boksa, Svidnik, SK;
Pavel Panus, Prague, CZ;
Hynek Saman, Beroun, CZ;
Peter Murin, Polltar, SK;
Martin Boksa, Svidnik, SK;
Pavel Panus, Prague, CZ;
STMicroelectronics Design and Application s.r.o., Prague, CS;
STMicroelectronics S.A., Montrouge, FR;
Abstract
A switch including a first transistor including a first main terminal connected to a first switch node, a second main terminal connected to a second switch node and a control terminal, the second switch node being connected to a first clean voltage supply, and first control circuitry connected to the control terminal of the first transistor, including a first node connected to the first clean voltage supply, a second node connected to a second voltage level, and a control input node for receiving a first input control signal variable between a supply voltage level and a third voltage level, the first control means arranged to selectively connect the control terminal of the first transistor to one of the first node and the second node based on the first input control signal.