Switching circuit using closed control loop to precharge gate of switching transistor and stable open loop to switch the switching transistor

A switching circuit comprising:

• a switch field effect transistor having a gate terminal, a source terminal electrically connected to a first circuit node that is configured to provide or draw current when the switch field effect transistor is conducting, and a drain terminal that is electrically connected to an output terminal of the switching circuit;
• a current source configured to provide current to the gate terminal of the switch field effect transistor in response to a transition high to low control signal;
• a current sink configured to draw current from the gate terminal of the switch field effect transistor in response to a transition low to high control signal;
• a control loop component configured to do the following when a resistance is present between the output terminal of the switching circuit and a second circuit node that provides current if the first circuit node draws current and that draws current if the first circuit node provides current:
• an act of at least partially pre-charging the gate terminal of the switch field effect transistor through a closed control loop during at least an initial time when the switching circuit is transitioning in a first direction;
• an act of at least partially pre-discharging the gate terminal of the switch field effect transistor through the closed control loop during at least an initial time when the switching circuit is transitioning in a second direction opposite the first direction;
• and
• an act of temporarily opening the closed control loop during at least a portion of a time when the switching circuit is transitioning in either the first direction or the second direction.