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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
May. 13, 2011
Applicant:
James Joseph Morra, Cape Elizabeth, ME (US);
Inventor:
James Joseph Morra, Cape Elizabeth, ME (US);
Assignee:
Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for a switch circuit to provide a substantially constant gate-to source voltage to a passgate are provided. In an example, a switch circuit includes a summing circuit having an output configured to couple to the gate of a passgate, the summing circuit can be configured to maintain a substantially constant voltage between the gate and the source of the pass gate.