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Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 14, 2016
Applicant:

Stmicroelectronics International N.v., Amsterdam, NL;

Inventor:

Sameer Vashishtha, Greater Noida, IN;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 1/00 (2006.01); H03K 3/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/687 (2006.01); H03K 19/0185 (2006.01); H03K 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/687 (2013.01); H03K 5/12 (2013.01); H03K 19/0185 (2013.01); H03K 19/018507 (2013.01);
Abstract

A drive circuit includes an input, a driver, a first buffer, a second buffer, a first capacitance element, and a second capacitance element. The driver includes a first PMOS transistor and a first NMOS transistor coupled in series between a supply terminal and a reference terminal. The first buffer is coupled between the input and a control terminal of the first PMOS transistor. The second buffer is coupled between the input and a control terminal of the first NMOS transistor. The first capacitance element is coupled to the control terminal of the first PMOS transistor through a first semiconductor switch. The second capacitance element is coupled to the control terminal of the first NMOS transistor through a second semiconductor switch.


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