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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2011
Applicant:
Gerrit Willem Den Besten, Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Gerrit Willem den Besten, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/06 (2006.01); H03K 17/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/063 (2013.01); H03K 17/005 (2013.01); H03K 17/007 (2013.01); H03K 17/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pass-gate has a passageway between an input node and an output node. The pass-gate selectively opens or closes the passageway for a signal at the input node under control of a voltage. The pass-gate has a field-effect transistor with a gate electrode and a current channel. The current channel is arranged between the input node and the output node. The gate electrode receives the voltage. The pass-gate is configured so as to have the voltage at the control electrode substantially follow the signal at the input node when the passageway is open to the signal.