Patent ID: 9659631
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G11C

Claim:
1. An amplifier, comprising: a first transistor of a first conductivity type coupled between first and second nodes; a second transistor of the first conductivity type coupled between third and fourth nodes, a control gate of the first transistor being coupled to the third node and a control gate of the second transistor being coupled to the first node; a first clamp circuit coupled between the first and third nodes and configured to form a current path between the first and third nodes responsive to a first clamp signal; a second clamp circuit coupled between the first and third nodes and configured to form a current path between the first and third nodes responsive to a second clamp signal; first and second resistors coupled between the first clamp circuit and the second clamp circuit; and a control circuit configured to provide the first clamp signal to the first clamp circuit and to stop provision of the first clamp signal to the first clamp circuit after the amplifier has been enabled, and to provide the second clamp signal to the second clamp circuit and to stop provision of the second clamp signal to the second clamp circuit after the amplifier has been enabled.