Invention Grant
- Patent Title: High voltage tolerant analog switch
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Application No.: US16549873Application Date: 2019-08-23
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Publication No.: US10763846B1Publication Date: 2020-09-01
- Inventor: Marcos Mauricio Pelicia , Ivan Carlos Ribeiro do Nascimento , Bruno Bastos Cardoso
- Applicant: NXP USA, INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Main IPC: H03K17/10
- IPC: H03K17/10 ; H03K17/56

Abstract:
An analog switch circuit is provided. The circuit includes a branch coupled between an input terminal and an output terminal. The branch is configured to transfer an input signal at the input terminal to the output terminal when a control signal is at a first state. A transistor in the branch includes a current electrode coupled at the input terminal and is configured for receiving the input signal having a voltage exceeding a voltage rating of the transistor. A level shifter includes an output coupled to a control electrode of the transistor and is configured to provide a first voltage sufficient to cause the transistor to be conductive without exceeding the voltage rating of the first transistor when the control signal is at the first state. A voltage generator is coupled to the level shifter and is configured to generate the first voltage based on the input signal.
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