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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
May. 22, 2015
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Pierrick Ausseresse, Munich, DE;
Tushar Duggal, Munich, DE;
Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach, AT;
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor having a reference node coupled to an output node of the first transistor, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to couple a second reference node to a control terminal of the second transistor during a first mode of operation, couple a floating reference voltage between the control terminal of the second transistor and the reference terminal of the second transistor during a second mode of operation and during a third mode of operation, and couple a third reference node to the reference terminal of the second transistor during the third mode of operation. The second reference node is configured to have a voltage potential operable to turn-on the second transistor, and the floating reference voltage is operable to turn on the second transistor.