Power switch and operation method thereof
AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorsHsu-Shun CHEN, Cheng-Hsiung KUO, Gu-Huan LI, Yue-Der CHIH
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AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorsHsu-Shun CHEN, Cheng-Hsiung KUO, Gu-Huan LI, Yue-Der CHIH
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A power switch includes a control circuit, a cross-coupled amplifier, a first switching circuit coupled between a first output terminal and the first controlled ground terminal, and a second switching circuit coupled between a second output terminal and the second controlled ground terminal. The control circuit is configured to connect the second controlled ground terminal to a ground during a first period that a voltage level at the first output terminal is switched from the ground to a first voltage level and to set the second controlled ground terminal at an elevated ground level during a second period that the voltage level at the first output terminal remains at the first voltage level.
A power switch comprising:
A method of driving a power switch having a first NMOS transistor configured to be turned on or turned off in response to a voltage level of a first controlled ground terminal and a second NMOS transistor configured to be turned on or turned off in response to a voltage level of a second controlled ground terminal, the method comprising:
A power switch comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.