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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2012
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Peter Gerard Steeneken, Valkenswaard, NL;
Arnoud Pieter van der Wel, Vught, NL;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 1/00 (2006.01); H03K 3/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/689 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/689 (2013.01);
Abstract
A high voltage electrical switch including: a plurality of series connected semiconductor switches; a plurality of rectifiers wherein each rectifier is connected to a semiconductor switch control input of one of the semiconductor switches; a radio frequency signal generator; and a plurality of galvanic isolators, wherein each galvanic isolator connects the radio frequency signal generator to one of the plurality of rectifiers, wherein the plurality of semiconductor switches are isolated from one another.