Low Resistive Load Switch with Output Current Control

    公开(公告)号:US20190028095A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-24

    申请号:US16039923

    申请日:2018-07-19

    摘要: A circuit and a method for providing a switchable current linkage between a first terminal and a second terminal is presented. The circuit has a transistor switch and a charge pump circuit An output node of the charge pump circuit is coupled to a control terminal of the transistor device, and an input node of the charge pump circuit is coupled to a predetermined voltage. The charge pump generates a boosted voltage. A drive circuit provides feedback control for the current flowing through the transistor. The drive circuit also controls the voltage magnitude at the input node of the charge pump circuit in accordance with the feedback control or to control a magnitude of a voltage at the control terminal of the transistor device in accordance with the feedback control.

    Method for detecting hazardous high impedance nets

    公开(公告)号:US11275879B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-15

    申请号:US15649058

    申请日:2017-07-13

    发明人: Jan Grabinski

    摘要: A simulation method and a corresponding medium storing processor-executable code for detecting a high impedance net within an electronic circuit comprising a plurality of transistors is presented. The simulation method includes the step of connecting programmable resistors between two terminals of each transistor. Subsequently, voltage fluctuations are determined at the first terminals of a first group of transistors, where the voltage fluctuations are caused by connecting the programmable resistors. By connecting current sources with the first terminals of the first group of transistors, a potentially hazardous high impedance net may be detected within the electronic circuit.

    Low resistive load switch with output current control

    公开(公告)号:US11239836B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US16854315

    申请日:2020-04-21

    摘要: A circuit and a method for providing a switchable current linkage between a first terminal and a second terminal is presented. The circuit has a transistor switch and a charge pump circuit. An output node of the charge pump circuit is coupled to a control terminal of the transistor device, and an input node of the charge pump circuit is coupled to a predetermined voltage. The charge pump generates a boosted voltage. A drive circuit provides feedback control for the current flowing through the transistor. The drive circuit also controls the voltage magnitude at the input node of the charge pump circuit in accordance with the feedback control or to control a magnitude of a voltage at the control terminal of the transistor device in accordance with the feedback control.

    Voltage regulator with virtual zero quiescent current

    公开(公告)号:US10969810B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-06

    申请号:US16372759

    申请日:2019-04-02

    IPC分类号: G05F1/575 H03F3/45

    摘要: A voltage regulator and a method are presented. The regulator has a pass device coupled to an input node at an input voltage. Furthermore, the voltage regulator has a regulator circuit to control the pass device to provide a regulated output voltage at an output node based on the input voltage. Components of the regulator circuit are arranged and operated between the input node and the output node. The voltage regulator allows a load of the voltage regulator to be arranged between the output node and a reference node at a reference voltage, wherein the reference voltage differs from the output voltage.

    Method for Detecting Hazardous High Impedance Nets

    公开(公告)号:US20190018059A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-17

    申请号:US15649058

    申请日:2017-07-13

    发明人: Jan Grabinski

    IPC分类号: G01R31/28 G06F17/50 G01R31/02

    摘要: A simulation method and a corresponding medium storing processor-executable code for detecting a high impedance net within an electronic circuit comprising a plurality of transistors is presented. The simulation method includes the step of connecting programmable resistors between two terminals of each transistor. Subsequently, voltage fluctuations are determined at the first terminals of a first group of transistors, where the voltage fluctuations are caused by connecting the programmable resistors. By connecting current sources with the first terminals of the first group of transistors, a potentially hazardous high impedance net may be detected within the electronic circuit.

    Low resistive load switch with output current control

    公开(公告)号:US10666245B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-26

    申请号:US16039923

    申请日:2018-07-19

    IPC分类号: H03K17/06 H03K17/08

    摘要: A circuit and a method for providing a switchable current linkage between a first terminal and a second terminal is presented. The circuit has a transistor switch and a charge pump circuit An output node of the charge pump circuit is coupled to a control terminal of the transistor device, and an input node of the charge pump circuit is coupled to a predetermined voltage. The charge pump generates a boosted voltage. A drive circuit provides feedback control for the current flowing through the transistor. The drive circuit also controls the voltage magnitude at the input node of the charge pump circuit in accordance with the feedback control or to control a magnitude of a voltage at the control terminal of the transistor device in accordance with the feedback control.