Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-level output cascode power stage
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Application No.: US14063636Application Date: 2013-10-25
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Publication No.: US09960760B2Publication Date: 2018-05-01
- Inventor: Dan Li
- Applicant: Analog Devices Global
- Applicant Address: BM Hamilton
- Assignee: Analog Devices Global
- Current Assignee: Analog Devices Global
- Current Assignee Address: BM Hamilton
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: H03K17/00
- IPC: H03K17/00 ; H03K17/081 ; H03F1/22

Abstract:
A power stage to generate an output voltage at one of a high reference voltage, an intermediate reference voltage and a low reference voltage, including a first switch stage connecting the output terminal to the high reference voltage, comprising a pair of transistors connected in series along their source-to-drain paths, a first transistor coupled to the output terminal and having its gate biased at the intermediate voltage, a second transistor having a gate that receives a first stage control signal that varies between the high reference voltage and the intermediate reference voltage, a second switch stage connecting the output terminal to the intermediate reference voltage, having a gate that receives a second stage control signal that varies among the high reference voltage, intermediate reference voltage and low reference voltage, a third switch stage connecting the output terminal to the low reference voltage, having a pair of transistors connected in series along their source-to-drain paths, a first transistor coupled to the output terminal and having its gate biased at the intermediate voltage, a second transistor having a gate that receives a third stage control signal that varies between the intermediate reference voltage and the low reference voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150028681A1 MULTI-LEVEL OUTPUT CASCODE POWER STAGE Public/Granted day:2015-01-29
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