Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Signal converting – shaping – or generating – Current driver
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-30
2011-08-30
Wells, Kenneth B. (Department: 2816)
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Signal converting, shaping, or generating
Current driver
C327S112000, C326S083000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08008951
ABSTRACT:
A high voltage switch having first and second states includes an input receiving an input voltage that is greater than a supply voltage. Each of first, second, and third MOS structures of a first conductivity type has a gate, a source, and a drain. The sources and drains of each of the MOS structures are electrically coupled in series between the input and ground. An output is electrically coupled to the input. When the switch is in the first state, the gate of the first MOS structure is pulled to ground, the gate of the second MOS structure is pulled to the supply voltage, and the gate of the third MOS structure is pulled to a voltage greater than the supply voltage and less than the input voltage. When the switch is in the second state, the gates of all of the MOS structures are pulled to the supply voltage.
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Integrated Device Technology Inc.
Panitch Schwarze, et al.
Wells Kenneth B.
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