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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jason Grover, Mundelein, IL (US);
Martin Krajci, Palatine, IL (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H03K 17/687 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/165 (2013.01); H03K 17/6877 (2013.01);
Abstract
Transient voltages are not propagated through a P-channel MOSFET used as a switch with output slew rate control feedback, by connecting a low or near-zero impedance across the source and gate terminals of the device whenever the MOSFET is supposed to be off. The low or near-zero impedance is provided by a second P-channel MOSFET connected across the source and gate of the MOSFET switch.