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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2010
Jerome Enjalbert, Fonsorbes, FR;
Marianne Maleyran, Saubens, FR;
Jerome Enjalbert, Fonsorbes, FR;
Marianne Maleyran, Saubens, FR;
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A voltage switching circuitry comprises a switching arrangement with a given number N of switches in series between a first terminal receiving a first voltage and a second terminal receiving a second voltage. The first voltage level is higher than the second voltage level, and N is at least equal to 2. A voltage-by-N divider, having N−1 output taps, is arranged to divide the first voltage by N to a scaled down version of the first voltage having a voltage level below voltage max ratings of the switches. The N−1 output taps of the divider are arranged to respectively output N−1 third voltages having respective levels staged below the first voltage level. N−1 max voltage generators generate N−1 fourth voltages, respectively equal to the maximum of the second voltage and of each of the N−1 third voltages. A switch control unit generates N control signals using the N−1 fourth voltages. These N control signals have respective voltage levels staged between the first voltage level and the second voltage level. In addition, each of the N control signals controls one of the switches of the switching arrangement, respectively.