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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2015
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Vishal Gupta, Bangalore, IN;
Ganapathi Shankar, Bangalore, IN;
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A fast blocking switch includes, for example, an energy storage device, a first power switch and a second power switch. The energy storage device stores a charge for fast activation of the switches. The first switch is operable for coupling input current to an output terminal in response to the coupling of a potential supplied by the stored charge to a control terminal of the first switch. The second switch is operable for coupling a limited amount of the input current to the output terminal in response to the coupling of a potential supplied by the stored charge to a control terminal of the second switch.