System and method for reducing power-on transient current magnitude

A distributed switch comprising a linear sequence of combination switches, wherein each combination switch comprises:

• a pre-charge switch having a first source/drain terminal coupled to a power supply and a second source/drain terminal coupled to a power output terminal, wherein the pre-charge switch is configured to selectively couple the power supply to the power output terminal;
• a header switch having a first source/drain terminal coupled to the power supply and a second source/drain terminal coupled to the power output terminal, wherein the header switch is configured to selectively couple the power supply to the power output terminal;
• a first control signal line coupled to a gate terminal of the pre-charge switch, the first control signal line configured to carry a first control signal to control a state of the pre-charge switch, wherein the first control signal line of a combination switch is coupled to the first control signal line of a combination switch immediately preceding it in the linear sequence and the first control signal line of a combination switch is coupled to the first control signal line of a combination switch immediately following it in the linear sequence;
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• a second control signal line coupled to a gate terminal of the header switch, the second control signal line configured to carry a second control signal to control a state of the header switch, wherein the second control signal line of a combination switch is coupled to the second control signal line of a combination switch immediately preceding it in the linear sequence and the second control signal line of a combination switch is coupled to the second control signal line of a combination switch immediately following it in the linear sequence.