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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2008
Jinal Dalal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Srikanth Lakshmikanthan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Chris Lyon, Kensington, CA (US);
Maire Mahony, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jinal Dalal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Srikanth Lakshmikanthan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Chris Lyon, Kensington, CA (US);
Maire Mahony, San Francisco, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a circuit, which includes a device and a switch, which is electrically coupled to the device, to control power applied to the device, are described. This switch includes a control terminal, which controls the switch, and two other terminals, which can receive power to be applied to the device. Moreover, the circuit is configured to apply a voltage to the control terminal to ensure the switch remains open when a supply voltage is applied to one of the two other terminals while powering-up the circuit, thereby preventing spurious application of the supply voltage to the device.