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Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 08, 2014
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;

Inventors:

Taehyun Kim, Seongnam-Si, KR;

Youngsun Min, Hwaseong-Si, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/08 (2006.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01); G11C 16/12 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/12 (2013.01); G11C 16/3418 (2013.01); H03K 17/165 (2013.01);
Abstract

A high voltage switch operates in response to a first drive voltage and a second drive voltage higher than the first drive voltage. The high voltage switch includes a PMOS transistor transmitting the second drive voltage to an output terminal according to a voltage applied to its gate, a first depletion mode transistor providing the second drive voltage to the PMOS transistor according to an output signal fed back from the output terminal, a second depletion mode transistor receiving the second drive voltage through one end and providing a switching voltage to another end according to a switching control signal, and a level shifter providing the switching voltage to a gate of the PMOS transistor according to an enable signal and a reverse enable signal.


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