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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Analog Devices Global, Hamilton, BM;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Analog Devices Global, Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/10 (2006.01); H03K 17/06 (2006.01); H03K 17/687 (2006.01); H03K 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/6871 (2013.01); H03K 17/223 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active voltage divider circuit is provided comprising: a first node; a second node; a third node; multiple FET load devices coupled in series between the first node and the second node; multiple first switches, each associated with a different FET load device and configured to selectably couple a respective associated bypass circuit between source and drain of its associated FET load device; and second switch circuitry configured to selectably couple a drain of a FET load device, from among the multiple FET load devices, to the third node.