Driving circuit having a switch module to be capable of turning off a conductive path

3:

• The driving circuit of claim 2, wherein:
• the at least one input signal comprises a first input signal and a second input signal;
• the at least one input terminal comprises a first input terminal configured to receive the first input signal, and a second input terminal configured to receive the second input signal;
• and
• during the transition period, the first input signal is switched from a first level to a second level, and the second input signal is switched from a third level to a fourth level.

5:

• The driving circuit of claim 1, wherein the switch module further comprises:
• a first switch coupled between the first transistor and the second transistor, and the first switch comprising a first control terminal coupled to a first control signal terminal of the at least one control signal terminal and the first control terminal configured to receive a first control signal of the at least one control signal;
• and
• a second switch coupled between the first switch and the second transistor, and the second switch comprising a second control terminal coupled to a second control signal terminal of the at least one control signal terminal and the second control terminal configured to receive a second control signal of the at least one control signal;
• wherein the first switch is off for a first turn-off period according to the first control signal, the second switch is off for a second turn-off period according to the second control signal, and the turn-off period of the switch module is determined according to the first turn-off period and the second turn-off period.

6:

• The driving circuit of claim 5, wherein:
• the first transistor and the first switch are of a first type;
• the second transistor and the second switch are of a second type different from the first type;
• and
• the first type is P-type or N-type.

7:

• The driving circuit of claim 5, wherein:
• the first transistor and the first switch are P-type transistors;
• the second transistor and the second switch are N-type transistors;
• the first control signal is at a high level during the first turn-off period;
• and
• the second control signal is at a low level during the second turn-off period.

8:

• The driving circuit of claim 5, further comprising:
• a first resistor coupled in parallel with the first switch;
• and
• a second resistor coupled in parallel with the second switch.

10:

• The driving circuit of claim 1, wherein:
• one of the first transistor and the second transistor is P-type;
• another one of the first transistor and the second transistor is N-type;
• and
• the switch module comprises at least one transistor of P-type and/or N-type.

18:

• A driving circuit, comprising:
• a first reference terminal configured to receive a first reference voltage;
• a second reference terminal configured to receive a second reference voltage;
• at least one input terminal configured to receive at least one input signal;
• an output terminal configured to output an output signal in response to the at least one input signal, wherein the output signal and the at least one input signal are at different logic levels;
• a first transistor coupled between the first reference terminal and the second reference terminal, and the first transistor comprising a control terminal coupled to the at least one input terminal;
• a second transistor coupled between the first transistor and the second reference terminal, and the second transistor comprising a control terminal coupled to the at least one input terminal;
• a switch module coupled between the first reference terminal and the first transistor, between the first transistor and the second transistor and/or between the second transistor and the second reference terminal, and the switch module comprising at least one control terminal;
• and
• at least one control signal terminal coupled to the at least one control terminal of the switch module, and the at least one control signal terminal configured to receive at least one control signal;
• wherein at least one level of the at least one input signal is switched during a transition period, and during the transition period, the switch module is maintained off during a turn-off period according to the at least one control signal, and during the turn-off period, a leakage path through the first transistor and the second transistor is turned off, and the turn-off period of the switch module and the transition period of the at least one input signal at least partially overlap, and
• wherein at least one of the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage is provided by a charge pump, and during the transition period, the at least one of the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage varies less than 10%.