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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2012
Applicants:
Nickole Gagne, Saco, ME (US);
Kenneth P. Snowdon, Falmouth, ME (US);
Inventors:
Nickole Gagne, Saco, ME (US);
Kenneth P. Snowdon, Falmouth, ME (US);
Assignee:
Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/094 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for a protective multiplexer, among other things, are provided. In an example, a protective multiplexer circuit can include a first switch that in a first state can be configured to couple an input of a power supply to at least one of first or second signal nodes of a passgate when a first voltage of the at least one of the first or second signal nodes is below a first limit voltage.